Question for those above 30: Does it become harder to learn new skills?

[Davino]

@Michael569 It does help. I lack the first hand experience on aging and your perspective is very much valued. I liked the hormonal switch analogy.

[Space]

@Davino No it doesn't become harder to learn new skills.

If anything its easier because I have a much deeper understanding of 'how' to learn, which has only come through years of life experience. 

Learning a new skill is also about your environment and life setup as much as it is about brain plasticity. 

As I've gotten older, my life setup is much more conducive towards long periods of focus and solitude - both of which are helpful if not essential when learning new skills. 

The motivational aspect of learning a new skill is also important. If I'm learning a new skill its because I really want to, so I'm very motivated to endure the long periods of pain and discomfort that inevitably come with it. When I was younger, you tend to just start new things fairly randomly without much risk, but the downside is you quit when it gets tough. You don't find yourself in those situations when you're older.

[Davino]

14 hours ago, Space said:

As I've gotten older, my life setup is much more conducive towards long periods of focus and solitude - both of which are helpful if not essential when learning new skills. 

Totally agree

[Leo Gura]

14 hours ago, Space said:

As I've gotten older, my life setup is much more conducive towards long periods of focus and solitude - both of which are helpful if not essential when learning new skills. 

Assuming you don't start a family.

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@Leo Gura

1 hour ago, Leo Gura said:

Assuming you don't start a family.

I would say that even in this it all just is matter of structuring things well. That is the best side of life that by figuring bunch of things out and using proper automation and delegation magic is possible. If family is on your way you shouldn't even had it in the first place and fucked up the structure completely.

You create your own kingdom not jail. Think about it.