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Aussie105

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108. Use it or lose it - definitely!

Sun Nov 27, 2022, 03:36 AM

Nov 2022

I had a lot of hobbies while working, just to counteract the boredom stress of my job.
Kind of let them go since retiring 10 years ago.

Cars probably need something done to them, if not an old bomb to do up, repaint.
And there is bound to be some carpentry and plumbing around the house I've neglected. And painting. Walls, ceiling, outside!

Oh my! Gonna be busy!

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Brain expert: The No. 1 thing that sets 'SuperAgers' apart from people with 'weak memory skills' [View all] SheltieLover Nov 2022 OP

Like many things, Bayard Nov 2022 #1

Absolutely! SheltieLover Nov 2022 #6

Lose what? Ray Bruns Nov 2022 #18

Keys? Sky Jewels Nov 2022 #21

That happens to you too?? nt hwmnbn Nov 2022 #116

I was just reading that article, and I can relate to her statement that Croney Nov 2022 #2

Take some online classes. Something different. SheltieLover Nov 2022 #8

Thank you! I stay active but should look into classes in 2023. Croney Nov 2022 #16

I need to do more physical stuff. SheltieLover Nov 2022 #48

gods! I wish we were closer! slightlv Nov 2022 #46

I love your candle making idea! SheltieLover Nov 2022 #50

I'll check out the links slightlv Nov 2022 #67

Here is link for SAIL. Stay Active for Life. SheltieLover Nov 2022 #74

Talk to the manager of the community center zeusdogmom Nov 2022 #60

I'm trying to learn sign language. mostly from youtube. it works the brain so differently BlueWaveNeverEnd Nov 2022 #56

It sure does! SheltieLover Nov 2022 #58

That's an excellent idea! slightlv Nov 2022 #68

Besides a combo of pretty good or better genes, and some good luck... taking Tai Chi... electric_blue68 Nov 2022 #73

I hope so. I get very restless if not learning something. nolabear Nov 2022 #3

Check your local senior center! Mine offers a wide variety of virtual offerings SheltieLover Nov 2022 #10

We have a great one here. Funded by Rick Steves! nolabear Nov 2022 #44

Oh I'd love to take your writing course! SheltieLover Nov 2022 #47

I've thought about doing a couple. I love doing it. nolabear Nov 2022 #54

I'm working on a mystery & always looking for ideas. SheltieLover Nov 2022 #57

Do you know Stephen King's On Writing? nolabear Nov 2022 #77

Ty! I'll see if library has an ecopy! SheltieLover Nov 2022 #79

He tells his own story and connects it to finding plots, nolabear Nov 2022 #81

Sounds like the entries in Penzler's book! SheltieLover Nov 2022 #82

Library has it. I put on hold. SheltieLover Nov 2022 #86

Let me know if you get excited over craft books. nolabear Nov 2022 #106

Will do, thx! SheltieLover Nov 2022 #114

THIS malaise Nov 2022 #4

Thx! SheltieLover Nov 2022 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author malaise Nov 2022 #5

I'd rather wear out my brain than let it rust out. eppur_se_muova Nov 2022 #7

You can't wear it out! SheltieLover Nov 2022 #12

I can try ! nt eppur_se_muova Nov 2022 #13

Same here! SheltieLover Nov 2022 #15

Been giving it the "good ol college try" for years. haha n/t Prairie_Seagull Nov 2022 #83

Same here. Lol SheltieLover Nov 2022 #84

Boy have I (anecdotally) witnessed this among women (especially) who were always hlthe2b Nov 2022 #9

I had a lot of hospice bereavement clients who were widows. SheltieLover Nov 2022 #14

I didn't know you worked in hospice. nolabear Nov 2022 #45

My mom Rebl2 Nov 2022 #51

we used to call their college major pursuit DENVERPOPS Nov 2022 #66

This may explain Trump's weak mind. n/t. NNadir Nov 2022 #17

He does seem to be uneducable. SheltieLover Nov 2022 #20

I have been learning new things all my life DavidDvorkin Nov 2022 #19

Same. Sky Jewels Nov 2022 #22

Thanks DUers for keeping me a bit sharper flamingdem Nov 2022 #23

I share your sentiment! SheltieLover Nov 2022 #28

Got to keep the synapses firing! flamingdem Nov 2022 #97

Absolutely! SheltieLover Nov 2022 #98

I teach 10 different 6-8 week Zoom classes on a range of history topics through local CC hedda_foil Nov 2022 #24

Nice! Thx for sharing! My senior center offers a lot of freeclasses, virtually as well as in person. SheltieLover Nov 2022 #30

Thanks, SheltieLover! hedda_foil Nov 2022 #36

I also found a site online thag offers a lot of free classes for seniors! SheltieLover Nov 2022 #39

Found site! Seniorplanet org! SheltieLover Nov 2022 #52

Could you provide a link? cally Nov 2022 #117

Of course, Cally. hedda_foil Nov 2022 #124

Thank you!! cally Nov 2022 #128

Wonderful! hedda_foil Nov 2022 #132

Kick & recommend bronxiteforever Nov 2022 #25

Thx, Bronxite! SheltieLover Nov 2022 #31

K n R ! Thanks for posting! nt JoeOtterbein Nov 2022 #26

Yw! Thx for kick! SheltieLover Nov 2022 #32

Now I know why my learning habits don't work. Thanks Sheltie! KS Toronado Nov 2022 #27

Wahahaha! SheltieLover Nov 2022 #33

Aaaand bobnicewander Nov 2022 #29

Hi Bob! SheltieLover Nov 2022 #34

Well is bobnicewander Nov 2022 #134

So THAT'S Biden's secret!! FailureToCommunicate Nov 2022 #35

Could be! SheltieLover Nov 2022 #40

I am aging, but it is hard to tell if my cognitive function is failing. Chainfire Nov 2022 #37

Well, you can certainly improve your memory. SheltieLover Nov 2022 #41

Learn another language GreenWave Nov 2022 #38

Absolutely! SheltieLover Nov 2022 #42

There is so much useless crap marketed as self care or wellness JI7 Nov 2022 #43

Which is why I'm glad I chose a career in IT... SKKY Nov 2022 #49

Welk yes, but the key is to learn new, different types of things too SheltieLover Nov 2022 #53

Cybersecurity, mostly data governance but some actual analyst work when the opportunity... SKKY Nov 2022 #55

Great career! SheltieLover Nov 2022 #59

First question from the help desk ... SlimJimmy Nov 2022 #109

This makes so much sense. That's why I play bridge. ananda Nov 2022 #61

Have always wanted to learn bridge. Prairie_Seagull Nov 2022 #85

I highly recommend it. ananda Nov 2022 #129

I have a lot of Interests, so I'm always learning something in various subjects. Finding connections electric_blue68 Nov 2022 #62

I enjoy finding the connections, too! SheltieLover Nov 2022 #63

Ha, connect the dots! ... electric_blue68 Nov 2022 #69

I got 1 of those books & 1 Nancy Drew book per week when I was a kid. SheltieLover Nov 2022 #70

Oh, I loved it. Fascinating kind of twisty, turny history of how certain things... electric_blue68 Nov 2022 #75

Netflix? SheltieLover Nov 2022 #76

Oh, goodness I have No idea! This was back on I think - PBS, Public Television. Good hunting! electric_blue68 Nov 2022 #78

Oh, ok. Thx! SheltieLover Nov 2022 #80

Toss in weight training (resistance) for brain health too. JanMichael Nov 2022 #64

Absolutely! SheltieLover Nov 2022 #65

I use dumbells while walking on treadmill. Prairie_Seagull Nov 2022 #87

Sounds like a great workout! SheltieLover Nov 2022 #88

I use them on my stationary bike malaise Nov 2022 #90

Every night before I go to bed I play Jeopardy on Sporcle. tavernier Nov 2022 #71

Wow! Good going! SheltieLover Nov 2022 #72

Quiz show regular here malaise Nov 2022 #89

Sporcle is great for that. tavernier Nov 2022 #91

Greaf way to fall asleep. SheltieLover Nov 2022 #95

Good for you, Malaise! SheltieLover Nov 2022 #94

I think I figured it out DontBelieveEastisEas Nov 2022 #96

I have a weak memory and forget the new things I learn. It is the destiny of my brains. betsuni Nov 2022 #92

But you can improve your memory. SheltieLover Nov 2022 #93

Afraid not, had the same brains all my life and have tried. betsuni Nov 2022 #100

Weird Things DontBelieveEastisEas Nov 2022 #101

I like that article better. betsuni Nov 2022 #111

Yeah, man, like I remember every campus had weeds. Don't remember hippos, though. Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2022 #125

Thank You for the Generalization Example DontBelieveEastisEas Nov 2022 #130

My father was quite sharp to the very end of his long life--- DemocraticPatriot Nov 2022 #99

At 67, I returned to Berkeley last spring to finish my undergraduate degree. deurbano Nov 2022 #102

I wake up everyday thinking.... OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2022 #103

Lots of colleges make auditing classes for free for seniors summer_in_TX Nov 2022 #104

Lots of colleges make auditing classes for free for seniors summer_in_TX Nov 2022 #105

That's why stereotyping older people is so wrong. Aegism is wrong. BComplex Nov 2022 #107

Use it or lose it - definitely! Aussie105 Nov 2022 #108

Most states allow seniors to audit courses at state universities Ms. Toad Nov 2022 #110

well I guess I'm well-positioned; in my fifties, but my wife says I have the mind of a 14 year-old anarch Nov 2022 #112

I can relate this this lost guy: lambchopp59 Nov 2022 #113

My mom (92) just moved into an independent living place. intheflow Nov 2022 #115

"No all who wander are lost" Roisin Ni Fiachra Nov 2022 #118

This is why I continue with my onlline Portugese learning. lark Nov 2022 #119

I learn new things at DU thanks to you and so many others. You humble me. twodogsbarking Nov 2022 #120

There's so much to the world - so much to do, so much to discover, so many skills highplainsdem Nov 2022 #121

Describes my mother-in-law to a T. BobTheSubgenius Nov 2022 #122

Musical Instrument, play/practice/learn a new tune msfiddlestix Nov 2022 #123

Like republianmushroom Nov 2022 #126

My mom recently passed at 91. OnionPatch Nov 2022 #127

I learn new things almost every day. jaxexpat Nov 2022 #131

That fits my parents csziggy Nov 2022 #133