8 [Startup] Things I’m Better At Now That I’m 30 • Hacker News Board

Re: 8 [Startup] Things I’m Better At Now That I’m 30

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Post by efsavage » Tue, Dec 07, 2010, 2:24 PM UTC

edw519 wrote: post #19

Things I am worse at at 55 vs. 25: the 50 yard dash. Things I am better at at 55 vs. 25: everything else. Seriously. Magic Johnson (great American basketball player) once described the difference of being a world class athlete at 30 vs. 20: you have to be a whole lot smarter about how you use your body and recover when competing with younger people. We programmers OTOH get the best of both worlds: the ability to work…

Things I am worse at at 34 vs. 25: Staying up late, coding until the wee hours.

Things I am better at at 34 vs. 25: Not needing to stay up late, or code until the wee hours, and yet accomplishing more.

Re: 8 [Startup] Things I’m Better At Now That I’m 30

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Post by bioh42_2 » Tue, Dec 07, 2010, 3:09 PM UTC

bemmu wrote: post #6

But what is the secret algorithm to small talk?

Practice, practice, practice.

The same secret to everything else.

Re: 8 [Startup] Things I’m Better At Now That I’m 30

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Post by dansingerman » Tue, Dec 07, 2010, 3:38 PM UTC

tyneman wrote: post #20

dansingerman wrote: post #14

Everything about getting older is great, bar the actual physical ageing.

Up to a point, after which one's also at greater risk from various brain diseases.

Isn't that part of physical ageing?

Re: 8 [Startup] Things I’m Better At Now That I’m 30

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Post by locopati » Tue, Dec 07, 2010, 4:06 PM UTC

bemmu wrote: post #6

But what is the secret algorithm to small talk?

Realizing that it's play.

Re: 8 [Startup] Things I’m Better At Now That I’m 30

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Post by khafra » Tue, Dec 07, 2010, 4:11 PM UTC

dansingerman wrote: post #23

tyneman wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Up to a point, after which one's also at greater risk from various brain diseases.

Isn't that part of physical ageing?

Learning is physical changes to the brain, too. Reputation is physical changes to other people's brains.

Re: 8 [Startup] Things I’m Better At Now That I’m 30

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Post by baddspellar » Tue, Dec 07, 2010, 4:58 PM UTC

When I was young I had an astonishingly good memory, and I could keep a remarkable amount of information in my head, so I never really had to write anything down. One wise manager warned me to be careful about relying too much on my strengths, so I did put effort into being more organized and to keep better records. I also worked on being more systematic, creating mini-project plans for everything I do. Now that I'm 47, I'm really glad I put in that effort.

Ummm, what was I saying? Sorry, I forgot. ;-)