With ‘Cognitive Ability’ all the rage these days, can you affect your future by doing things differently today to stay sharp as you age?
This is weird.
The older I get, the more I keep focusing on age-related topics. I guess that makes sense. I’m 70 now, and my mortality is more real than ever before. By all estimations, my once 80-year-long-lifespan (average) is now down to less than ten (according to statistics). Dang, that’s a shocking revelation.
However, even though I’m undoubtedly getting older, I compare myself to other old geezers and wonder why I still act and think like a kid.
I’m not what I pictured old people to be when I was younger.
Why is this?
Recently, I came upon a term that seems to answer that question: Superagers.
And then I asked the next question: Am I one of them?
These extraordinary older adults — the Superagers — possess cognitive abilities, particularly memory, that rival or even surpass those of people decades younger. As scientists dive deeper into the phenomenon of Superagers, they’ve uncovered fascinating insights into the brain’s resilience…