Yesterday, I turned 45. No fanfare, no balloons, no new gray hairs (that I noticed). Just the flip of a calendar day that marked the start of my 45th year on this big spinning ball… I used to love aging. When my life seemed somewhat within my control, and I had goals on the horizon. Aging felt like a gift; a display of notches in my belt of hard-won wisdom and victories. But, since I’ve been sick, aging worries me.
Read moreArmwrestling & Cognitive Psychology
"Cognitive psychology is the study of internal mental processes—all of the workings inside your brain, including perception, thinking, memory, attention, language, problem-solving, and learning." -Kendra Cherry, MSEd
I once broke my wrist while armwrestling an Asian guy in a bar… Good way to begin a story, right?! Well, the armwrestling story is quite ridiculous and hilarious. Still, a conversation I recently had about the incident proved more jarring and thought-provoking than the very first time I’d ever broken a bone.
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Broken Bits 