▲ 115 ▼ [Serious] What are some advantages of being over 40 years old and getting older? (lemmy.world) submitted 1 month ago by AnthropomorphicCat@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 101 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 37 points 1 month ago (2 children) Honestly, the only disadvantage is that you can start to feel your body breaking down. Everything else just gets better. You're wiser, smarter, more confident, less bothered, and you have fewer fucks to give. And honestly, I look hotter now than I did in my twenties or thirties. If only the world didn't keep on getting worse every year. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 child) if you do put in the work you can feel better than when you were younger. you see all this carastrophic obesity going on/ insomnia/stress and its no wonder people are feeling shit all the time. you can feel your body breaking down before 40. not like youre going to reverse aging but you can at least give yourself and your loved ones a break from dealing with something like an early stroke or unable to physically care for yourself for a significant part of your life. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Yeah, I'm trying to get better at that. More exercise, more stretching, more vegetables in my diet. It's a process, but I'm starting to feel the difference. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago Awesome! same. agreed it is a process. I kind of wish this kind of thing was more normalized so that it would feel less like a massive adjustment of shaking off the sugar/salt/fat/sitting/drama addictions imposed by so much of the media and capitalism. permalink fedilink source parent [–] laranis@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 month ago Seconded. In the last 12 months, my eyesight has taken a turn and I am not sleeping as well. Less focus, forgetting more things, having to ask, "What?" way more often. The focus might be brain rot... Need to get off Lemmy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 child) if you do put in the work you can feel better than when you were younger. you see all this carastrophic obesity going on/ insomnia/stress and its no wonder people are feeling shit all the time. you can feel your body breaking down before 40. not like youre going to reverse aging but you can at least give yourself and your loved ones a break from dealing with something like an early stroke or unable to physically care for yourself for a significant part of your life. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Yeah, I'm trying to get better at that. More exercise, more stretching, more vegetables in my diet. It's a process, but I'm starting to feel the difference. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago Awesome! same. agreed it is a process. I kind of wish this kind of thing was more normalized so that it would feel less like a massive adjustment of shaking off the sugar/salt/fat/sitting/drama addictions imposed by so much of the media and capitalism. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Yeah, I'm trying to get better at that. More exercise, more stretching, more vegetables in my diet. It's a process, but I'm starting to feel the difference. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago Awesome! same. agreed it is a process. I kind of wish this kind of thing was more normalized so that it would feel less like a massive adjustment of shaking off the sugar/salt/fat/sitting/drama addictions imposed by so much of the media and capitalism. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago Awesome! same. agreed it is a process. I kind of wish this kind of thing was more normalized so that it would feel less like a massive adjustment of shaking off the sugar/salt/fat/sitting/drama addictions imposed by so much of the media and capitalism. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] laranis@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 month ago Seconded. In the last 12 months, my eyesight has taken a turn and I am not sleeping as well. Less focus, forgetting more things, having to ask, "What?" way more often. The focus might be brain rot... Need to get off Lemmy. permalink fedilink source parent