Quote Originally Posted by Rebelondeck View Post
An Ijs inner dual (that desire to connect) would likely have emerged often in youth but then disappeared in adulthood except, perhaps, during some times of uncertainty, insecurity and or stress. It does seem to emerge again in one's later years but I often wonder if it's due to accumulated practice over the years, or because slowing down and lowering expectations free up more time to contemplate secondary issues. For me, I certainly wouldn't attribute it to deliberate learning........

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I don't know what you mean by accumulated practice, please elaborate? I think for me it came out when I got enough achievements, so yeah I guess I got more time to deal with "secondary issues". I wouldn't call it a secondary thing though, let alone lowering expectations/slowing down. I wasn't talking about pensioner years here lol. Anyway maybe for you it's secondary in importance, I'm not as detached as you I guess. And yes it's learning for the brain, whether deliberate or not.