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DON’T LET YOUR BRAIN RETIRE

There are no age limits involved as far as learning is concerned. The brain development never stops no matter how old you grow, so it doesn’t mean that if you have graduated from college it’s your time to say goodbye to learning. A study published in the Journal of Economic Perspectives proved that people taking early retirements reflected a quick decline in their memory. A working environment comes with multiple cognitive challenges thus resulting in healthier and sharper brains. Therefore, it is better to “retire the word retirement”.

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In this vein some might like to check

www.coursera.org

www.udacity.com

all free and all good.

awesome!

thanks for sharing. thumbsup.gif

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There is an amount of truth in what the OPer posted.

I am on my 3rd retirement now. Just couldn't cut it without regimentation and 'must do" type or daily tasks.

The just lollying around drove me crazy. Of course being a workaholic all my life didn't help.

Now retired to 7 days a week 12 - 14 hrs per day and its just great. Of course there is a big diffeence between pick and shovel work and BS type work.

As was said about Marcel Marceau ...... " a mime is a terrible thing to waste "

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The brain is a muscle too.

Really? I had no idea it was a muscle.

It kinda depends on your definition of muscle I suppose but really the important thing is that you can strengthen the brain through various activities.

There many references out there in cyber world to the brain being a muscle although purists would probably say it is an organ.

http://guardianlv.com/2013/10/alzheimers-diabetes-with-a-peanut-allergy/

http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/tv-guide/flex-your-muscle-20131006-2v1wa.html

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The brain is a muscle too.

Really? I had no idea it was a muscle.

It kinda depends on your definition of muscle I suppose but really the important thing is that you can strengthen the brain through various activities.

There many references out there in cyber world to the brain being a muscle although purists would probably say it is an organ.

http://guardianlv.com/2013/10/alzheimers-diabetes-with-a-peanut-allergy/

http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/tv-guide/flex-your-muscle-20131006-2v1wa.html

I didn't think the word "muscle" required a definition any more than say a body part like "arm" or "leg".

I'm well aware that people are calling the brain a muscle, but it's a figurative expression only.

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The brain is a muscle too.

Really? I had no idea it was a muscle.

It kinda depends on your definition of muscle I suppose but really the important thing is that you can strengthen the brain through various activities.

There many references out there in cyber world to the brain being a muscle although purists would probably say it is an organ.

http://guardianlv.com/2013/10/alzheimers-diabetes-with-a-peanut-allergy/

http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/tv-guide/flex-your-muscle-20131006-2v1wa.html

I didn't think the word "muscle" required a definition any more than say a body part like "arm" or "leg".

I'm well aware that people are calling the brain a muscle, but it's a figurative expression only.

Did you look at the link there that is linking Alzheimers with insulin and diabetes and even calling it diabetes type 3. Quite interesting i thought.

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