On aging

[ksmith]

I have the Big 5-0 in my sights. I have also heard it said that a writer's production declines after age 60. Understand that I heard this second hand, one person repeating the observation of another. Given that this another was a literary agent, one could say that the observation was likely valid, albeit anecdotal. It also bothered me, because I'm not exactly setting world land speed records as it is, and to think that things might decline starting pretty soon now...

So, I found this interesting. The rest of the clip is here. I can't access the entire article because I don't sub to WSJ.

Let's hear it for vocabulary and verbal abilities!


The Upside of Aging
Wall Street Journal (02/16/07) P. W1

Researchers have been accumulating evidence that while the human brain deteriorates in many aspects as people age, certain core cognitive functions actually strengthen, including vocabulary, verbal abilities, and cognitive functions behind a person's primary skills and hobbies.

Author: Begley, Sharon
Source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117159082888010600-search.html

Comments

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

Dawwwww!

I'm 48. I honestly don't know where in hell the time went.

[kalligraphy.livejournal.com]

I felt that way when I turned 40, it was kind of like, how did I get to be 40 so fast? Not that I had a problem with my age, my age doesn't bother me, it was more of a: where did the time go? sort of thing. I don't "feel" 40, although some mornings are a bit tougher to get out of bed. :)