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Is it too late to pick up a skill if youre thirty?
I feel down retarded compared to my early 20s.

>> No.18159170

>>18157851
Yeah apparently. Our brains go to shit after mid 20s.

>> No.18159185

>>18159170
I can already feel it, I can’t imagine going to college to learn something the thought is simply exhausting.

>> No.18159190

>>18157851
yep, the best kept secret by the fucks who 'raised' us is that you become retarded in your thirties. jealous kikes

>> No.18159222

No anon, you can def learn new skills at 30, if you're feeling slow probably just depression. Find something to get excited about and jump on it. The physiological effects of knowing you're doing something to improper yourself are a huge pick up.

>> No.18159264

>>18159222
There is some truth to this. 31 year old boomer fag here. Going back for CS degree. Had straight A's. After being confined to my room for the past 2 weeks, have 0 motivation to work on school work, feel like lost 20 IQ points. I think biological decline in cognitive functions after mid 20's is negligible in our 30s. 99% mental perspective and how you perceive yourself.

>> No.18159276

>>18157851
Nope. Stop making excuses and go out and learn some shit.

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>>18157851
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8uhcRK1QKU

Yep you can't learn shit after your 30.

>> No.18159291

>>18157851
If you never stopped teaching yourself various skills its easy, as skillbuilding is its own skill. Otherwise - well I wouldn't know.

>> No.18159312

>>18157851
Life begins at 50, so yes. Still time to catch the Nervos bottom too. Be smart.

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>brain goes to shit after 30
Does that mean if I didn't get a girl to fuck me before I'll be a virgin forever?

>> No.18159352

>>18159338
If you worry and ask about that, you're the type to never get the confidence to do it.

>> No.18159355

>>18157851
>>18159264
It's all about that perceived self image. Learning and committing to goals and tasks is far easier when you have experienced enough bullshit to ignore distractions that would have completely de railed you in your twenties. 'hey you going to that party' -no 'were going to the bar' - nah. 'you staying on COD bro, one more match' - nah I'm goin bed. That desire to capitalize on every single opportunity that comes your way is still there it just shifted focus from being someone who didn't get shit done to someone who does. I guess what I'm sayin is if you want it bad enough then no it isn't exhausting. It's fuckin exciting just like your old interests were.

>> No.18159373

>>18157851
It's not the ability to learn that changes, it's how much more you have on your plate besides school.
Learning isn't the same ball game if you're handling a job, kids, a house, etc... at the same time, compared to a little shit who gets his monthly check from his parents, and does litteraly nothing except school and fun

The good thing is, you have a major motivation advantage and are more grounded. I went back to school at 27, on my own dime. The focus and dedication were at a whole other level than when I was a kid, 20 year old in the class didn't stand a chance.

tl;dr: you're probably better at comitting and learning than a 20 year old, you also likely have much more to deal with besides education whereas most unifags have all the time in the world.

>> No.18159523

>>18159170
>>18157851

You can learn anything at any age u got this my guy

>> No.18159637

>>18157851
stay healthy and get consistent sleep. exercise makes your brain work better, so get to it and stick to it. also you have a foundation of failure and mediocrity that can potentially help you power through rough spots. you got this OP.

>> No.18159667

Above post was meant "improve self". I got my MA and BA in my 30's and 19' year olds in uni shit when they see a more mature classman because they know youre gonna fuck up the curve with high scores

>> No.18160013

>>18159637
>also you have a foundation of failure and mediocrity that can potentially help you power through rough spots
Kek

>>18159667
When I saw older students in my classes I assumed they were retarded fuckups who were too stupid to be normal >>18159637

>> No.18160075 [DELETED] 

>>18159373
No do not go to school all this time and troublesome torture from other people ....?

You do hard job of learning, reading and looking in to it all by yourself, got it? So you skip to pay money to some one who don't care what you learn or not and if it will be useful in your life or not. Teachers need to survive time with you for a check. You idiot spending your time for other peoples monetary insensitive. Got it ?

Follow your own natural human curiosity with intention to make life more wonderful and never let it go pursue and you will see fruits of your effort.

>> No.18160091

>>18159667
based mature aged student who asks a billion questions to dab on the zoomers

>> No.18160292

>>18159373

This is the correct answer.
I have an uncle that learned to speak and read Japanese in his 50's. He can actually read the weird characters better than some Japanese people I am told.

Not too late, just depends on your state of mind, and probably how depressed you are how much substance abuse you've done.

>> No.18160327

>>18159185
Mature students have an advantage over young students.

Mature students do the work. As a result, they learn.

>> No.18160338

25 years of computer games and TV, 20 years of junk food and 15 years of porn has completely fried my brain

>> No.18160397

>>18160075
The grammar of your post alone is a testimony to the value of education
education in the US is a ripoff and not worth the ludictous pricetag, no debate about that. doesn't mean paying for an education is ludicrous. A proper training course is an investment. I went back for a MBA, for roughly 10k. That 10k was repayed by the increase alone after 6 months of the higher paying job I got with my MBA. I had taken out a loan to be safe, which I repayed in full in less than a year
Yes you can self-teach, but you'll never learn as well and/or as fast as with a good tutor, and you're at risk of developping an overly-inflated sense of your own knowledge, while forming sentences like some pajeet monkey.
"Got it?"

>> No.18161191

No, probably 45 is too late. Probably

>> No.18161209

>>18157851
Never too late. Aerobic exercise to grow new brain cells and blood vessels in brain + spend more time studying (don't sacrifice sleep). You can do it!

>> No.18161276

>>18159282
Sam Hyde is a hallmark example of this. Yep.

>> No.18161312

>>18157851
not too late. you can still start something new. begun a new career or trade. especially if its something you really have a passion for.

>> No.18161804

>>18159312
only boomers say this but you must be a zoomer since you are investing in literally the new best coin of the next bull run

>> No.18161875

Asking biz permission to do something? What are you black, or a women? Just go out there and do whatever you have to do to make money.

>> No.18163104

>>18157851
it's not that you're dumber than you were in your 20's. it's all that emotional baggage you picked up along the way to 30 that's weighing you down. you need to take that first step and keep going at it no matter what. remember that the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. the second best time is now. t. fellow boomer

>> No.18163137

I think it depends mostly on energy/motivation levels. In my med school I have several mid-30's classmates who are incredibly energized and motivated to learn new things.

>> No.18163169

>>18157851
i learned coding at 32

>> No.18163189

>>18157851
Exercises decrease your battery charge. Try staying home more.

>> No.18163225

Obviously it is more difficult to learn new things, to a certain standard, when you're older. And that doens't mean you just have to "try harder", because some young person is "trying hard" as well so you're still worse off.

The question is "how much more difficult/unlikely" is it an the answer depends on the skill, and all about you and your brain/body at this point.

Some things are essentially IMPOSSIBLE for someone to improve at in any meaningful way by that age. Other things the difference won't be very pronounced but you're still at the disadvantage of having much fewer potent years ahead of you to continue the progress.


The only people who think you can do anything, any time, forever, are still 17yo and haven't experienced any effects of ageing yet and quietly imagine that people are immortal.

>> No.18163302

i’m sure you can find some cheap online courses for stuff right now OP. i know coursera is offering a few free ones, idk what exactly. and udemy usually has courses for $19 or something cheap. i imagine there’s more cheap/free resources out there.

i’m 32 and in the same boat but i just can’t fucking make my mind up or stick with anything for more than two weeks. the only thing i’ve practiced and gotten good at in the past 4 years is painting and there’s no money in art (kinda)

>> No.18163407

>>18163169
How did you begin? I am 28 with no previous experience or background and unsure where to begin

>> No.18163435

Try mid 40’s. I played high level Bach and Debussy on piano. Skills slipped by 30 now I’m like a ten year old again

>> No.18163538

>>18157851
What usefull/work skill can I learn in 2 weeks that generates money

>> No.18164947

>>18163538
suckin dick

>> No.18165044

>>18160338
And who’s fault is that
You wanna get out of that hole? Start digging

>> No.18165264

28yo here. using my unemployment time to self learn CAD and hopefully make an enjoyable career out of it somehow. the hard part is actually sitting down to do it when i have friends bugging me to play vidya.

>> No.18165455

>>18157851
What a valuable good paying skill and not afraid to get a bit dirty? Learn how to change timing belts on Hondas and do it in your garage. You need a few specialty tools but they are available from amazon.

>> No.18165583

>>18161209
I went back at 32, the key is focus (ditch iphone, social media, netflix and games) and exercise (any decent college will have gym/sauna/weightroom/track/trails) but I also had a good foundation from my 2 year degree in philosophy. Your entire life should be learning & training, you should be in the library, you should have at least 10 books checked out at a time, minimum. You should be taking the hardest possible courses and quake in fear knowing what you signed up for. Ignore and pity the mush-brained Zoomers in your midst, eschew all clubs and people that traffick in NuPronouns and you'll go far

>> No.18166272

Can confirm. Easily a more dedicated student now than in my teens. Only regret is not doing it sooner. Only missed opportunity is yesterday, anon.

>> No.18166400

>>18160013
>When I saw older students in my classes I assumed they were retarded fuckups who were too stupid to be normal


What a stupid fucking opinion. Not everyone had the same upbringing as you. What if they were veterans cashing in on the GI Bill?

What if they decided to work for a decade or so in order to save money for college or are returning for a degree paid for by their company?

What if a relative died while they were in college and their family could no longer financially support their education?

What if they had to drop out of college for their own medical problems?

The people who drop out and finish late, or just get a degree later on in life aren't fuckups. It's the people who drop out and never come back who are usually fuck ups. What a faggot you are.


t. Dropped out of college for 2 years and finished by 23 y/o

>> No.18166805

I didnt go to school. Went into the military and retired by 26

Still have GI Bill I havent used

Dont feel like using it. College students how does that make you feel? Some faggot would get paid to go to class, but doesn't.

I rather workout, play dota 2, and do blow while investing in oil, weed, and chainlink

>> No.18166838

It's like $40,000 over 3 years to go to school too. But that shit seems so horrible I don't see myself going even if Warren Buffett paid me a million dollars

>> No.18166877

Going for a run feels much better than sitting at a desk. Pushing your body to it's limits is the best feeling. Reward yourself with cocaine/choice of drug once a month

>> No.18166899

Cognitive decline won't affect your employability until your 40s. Only very high cognition/memory/reaction tasks like esports, chess, etc get affected by the time you are in your 30s.

You should be able to learn employable skills in your 30s.

One huge benefit that teens have in IQ/test-taking is that many of them don't have real environmental stressors or non-academic skills that fill up our brain. If you inherited 10m and could autistically focus on your studies you would do great too.

>> No.18166924

My father started an entirely new business at age 55
My mother started a totally new profession at age 40

if my dumb(very dumb) boomer parents can do it so can we

>> No.18166973

>>18166805
>retired by 26
You don't retire at 26. You get discharged. Are you one of those queers on 80% disability for "traumatic brain injury"?
>>18166838
you can use your GI bill on any type of vocational training, not just faggot normie college
I know a guy who spent 2 years training to become a fencing instructor and sword fighting choreographer on his GI bill. Thats right, normies paid him their tax dollars so he could become an anime. Another guy I know had like 3/4ths of his civilian pilot license training paid for by GI bill. I spent a little bit of mine learning how to blacksmith.

>> No.18167107

>>18159170
I thought our brains are “fully developed” and smarter at 25

>> No.18167161

>>18159667
You ever fuck any of them

>> No.18167204

>>18159355
>implying anyone invites me to anything
Your optimism disgusts me

>> No.18167238

>>18166973
Try 100 plus civvie gibs

Swordfencing sounds soooooooo nice omg

>> No.18167255

>>18157851
>I feel down retarded compared to my early 20s.
As everybody, you become dumber, or slightly less intelligent as time advances. Is not too late, but you probably will have to spend more time learning and mastering than a 20yo guy

>> No.18167273

>>18167107
Fully developed means less plastic, less plastic means less capacity to learn and process new skills

>> No.18167367

>>18166973
Whats your anime friend doing now???

>> No.18167642

>>18167273
neurogenesis promotes neuroplasticity and can be done at any time

>> No.18168066

>>18166805
>College students how does that make you feel? Some faggot would get paid to go to class, but doesn't.


Makes us feel like you're a retard who doesn't really how easy he actually could have it if Uncle Sam hadn't fucked your brain up

>> No.18168147

Get your CDL-A and you can make money if you are willing to work hard

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>>18165044
Lol how tf u gon get out a hole by digging