MargaretC

The SuperAging Research team identified a potential “brain signature” for super agers: They found that the anterior cingulate cortex, which impacts thinking, memory and decision-making, is thicker in super agers — sometimes thicker even than it is in most people in their 50s and 60s. In fact, in some super agers, the brain regions linked to memory

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In evolutionary science, there’s a theory about the way species evolve. It’s called punctuated equilibrium: long periods of time where everything stays the same, followed by intense moments of rapid change. I think this happens to people, too. And I feel another punctuation coming.

the accumulation of learning, an inevitable byproduct of the process of growing up, takes us not closer to but further away from our creative source

I asked 33 people what truly moved them this year. I put every answer in one infinite canvas: books, movies, ideas, experiences. If you find yourself doomscrolling, do this instead https://t.co/OHOAXKw2ZJ

In an environment like that, you have to make a mental and emotional adjustment to it. For me, that wasn’t a problem. After so many treks, I had learned to forget about my job, the bills, the car that needed servicing, how poorly the Yankees were playing, and the phone call I forgot to make. Instead, I focused on the present, on things I could

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