Re: Thoughts on aging\'s effect on learning and intelligence
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So when you get in your 30s and 40s you lose maybe a little bit of raw intellect, and a lot of your willingness/ability to learn new concepts.
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The above may be true, but my experience is somewhat contrary. I've gotten three college degrees - at 21, 31 and 41 - with the last one coming from the best school of the bunch, and done better each time. Not just better grades (which aren't really comparable), but I feel that I've learned more, and learned more easily, with each succesive return to school. I suspect that a better ability to focus has more than offset any declining raw mental horsepower (well, gerbil power . . . ).
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