When we think of aging, memory is often viewed as something that declines. That is true (I’ve looked for my phone while holding it in my hand), but in many ways, memory also gets better with age. As adults, our brains become more skilled at organizing, filtering, and shaping memories. We can look at picturesContinue reading “Does Memory Get Better With Age?”
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Do you remember growing old?
It just hits you very suddenly. That moment came for me in the most unexpected way: someone casually asked, “How old is your parent?” And then I did the math, because if my parent is X years old, that makes me Y years old. Scary thought. I’m not a kid anymore. I mean, I’m someone’sContinue reading “Do you remember growing old?”
Dreaded Questions: “How Old Are You?”
If there’s one question I hate being asked, it’s “How old are you?” Throughout the different stages of my life, I vacillated from welcoming to not caring to disliking that question. As a child, age is something we celebrate down to the smallest detail. You’re not just six; you’re six and a half. You’re notContinue reading “Dreaded Questions: “How Old Are You?””
What If You Could Stop Time
Time moved a lot more slowly when I was a child. When I was a child, everything seemed much bigger. Heroes were bigger. Problems were bigger. Twenty-year-olds were old. As an adult, I returned to my elementary school. The halls were smaller. The desks were smaller. Those years in school lasted just a few blinksContinue reading “What If You Could Stop Time”
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