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Who Says Us Old Folks Can't Learn as We Age?
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Who Says Us Old Folks Can't Learn as We Age?


Jul 9, 2020, 1:42 PM

Before attaining Senior Citizen Status, my wife would send me to the grocery store to pick up 12 to 15 items. She would tell me to write it down or I would forget several items. Heck, I didn't need to write it down, it was easy to remember 12 to 15 items. In fact, when I got home, not only did I have everything she asked me to get, I had a few extra items. Time passed and I learned I could handle 5 to 10 items with no problem. Then a strange thing happened. If I were going to the store for five items, I would come home with five items but none of the items were on the list she asked me to get. I then learned I needed to write the items down. Having a written list created another problem. I had to remember where I put the list when I got to the store. Well, I've now learned that when I go to the store to pick up one item. I need to write it down. In the meantime, my handwriting is so bad I can't read what that one item is. But I have learned that if I pick up 12 to 15 items, the chances of my including that one item on the written list is about 23%.

Did you notice that everything included in this post verifies the fact senior citizens continue to learn as they age.

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Re: Who Says Us Old Folks Can't Learn as We Age?


Jul 9, 2020, 1:51 PM

I read it, think I learned something, but I forgot what I learned. Should have written it down....

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Re: Who Says Us Old Folks Can't Learn as We Age?


Jul 9, 2020, 1:51 PM

Joe, I got some drums a couple years ago when my brother passed. so in my mid 60's I decided to learn to play. At first learning and remembering parts and sticking for them was a challenge. Over the last couple years working on this I have found it easier to learn more and more. I'm mostly self and internet taught but it has been fun. I wish I had done it years ago when I could have talked drums with my brother. I thing we learn at different ways depending on age but learning new skills helps us grow. I'm likely never going to play in a band but its nice to know I cold help out on a song if I wanted. BTW I'm just trying to keep up w guys like you who are my inspiration

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