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Aging and Personality

Research shows that as people age, their personalities tend to improve; they become more agreeable, understanding, and trustworthy. While mental speed may decline, the overall emotional maturity and conscientiousness increase, particularly after the age of 30 or 40. This fascinating interplay between brain development and life experience highlights the positive changes that come with aging.

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Why You Are SO Not the Person You Used to Be & How to Face the Unknown
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- I am almost 60 years old and have started looking back at my younger years, especially ages 12 to 32. I believe my frontal lobes came online late, and I developed many strong attachments to girls during that time. I think I fell in love maybe 12 or 13 times. (Ask me about singing to a girl over the phone or castrating pigs with a girl's father just to be seen.) No one ever spoke to me about my brain, and I realize my brain made me a real asshole. I was hurt, and other people were hurt. I take responsibility for my own actions, but is it also OK for me to harbor a little resentment about my education? Would I have listened if someone had told me about it?