Rate of learning as you get older

Not sure as I wasn't really interested in learning when I was younger. I may have lost the ability to learn quickly, but I comprehend easier these days and I tend to concentrate better as my discipline is better too. I've lost some and gained some. All and all, same as before, just in a different way.

I'm busy learning another language and I can easily force myself to focus for 2-3 hours on end without getting itchy to do something (more) fun.
 
TheCenturion said:
Actually that's probably more plausible :D Maybe school was just easy for me until now, where I actually have to do some work :(
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Same for me, the gap between GCSE's and A levels is huge,

Especially if you did the edexcel 360 (dumb down) science (which they are going to take down because of complaints) and then decide to do 3 sciences for A level :o
 
Neurons that fire together, wire together! As long as you apply yourself you should always be okay. The thing with stuff like languages is that as a child you learn it and it's mapped to the brain in a different way than when you're older, which is why you have things like Rosetta Stone that try and teach you as a child would be taught rather than presenting it as pure information. It's generally agreed the mind is like a muscle in that you should keep it active in order to keep it healthy, which is why things like Brain Training games got popular with oldies who are more likely to not be doing much in the way of learning and exercising their mind.
 
Quest for knowledge may increase but ability to learn decreases.

Children are a blank page and soak up information at incredible rates. This is an evolutionary necessity of course because as a young pup your life may literally depend on what you learn, and how fast you learn it.

5yr old - "oh look a tiger, i'll just climb up this tree to avoid the danger"

40yr old - "here kitty, kitty.......ouch that ******* hurts..."
 
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