Life begins at 40: the biological and cultural roots of the midlife crisis | The Royal Society

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  @royalsociety · 5 years ago · pinned

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  @corneliusjones7349 · 5 years ago

  Life begins when you delete social media, learn who your real friends are, and learn what is important to you.

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  @bea8140 · 4 years ago

  At 52 I started University.I will be 56 when I get my degree, but I don't care, I love learning and I'm living my dream.

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  @vlax12 · 2 years ago

  My life started at 40 since I was in depression from age of 14 until late thirties. Depression took good part of my life and I do not want to miss a single minute any more. Have a nice day.

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  @33Jenesis · 2 years ago

  At 40 I began seriously preparing for retirement funds.  I took up running, something I thought I hated and couldn’t do.  For the next 15 years I ran marathon, bagged 10k high peaks, did yoga, and traveled to countries by myself.  I retired at 57 last year and spent the first year self learn swimming to overcome fear of water.  I have been singing satb and barbershop for 2 decades, too.

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  @Stranger_In_The_Alps · 5 years ago

  As someone who recently turned 40, my biggest mistake was trusting others instead of myself

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  @notaparalympian · 5 years ago

  Here watching as a 39yo intern. Shout out to all those who start again.

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  @catorce9027 · 5 years ago

  43 and in the absolute best shape and health of my life!

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  @heavenrose1111 · 1 year ago

  As someone who just turned 40 last month, these comments are pure gold. Thank you to those who came before me and are sharing their wisdom 👏🏽

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  @NewHampshireWild · 4 years ago

  40 is when one finally knows themselves. For me, my 20s was about making mistakes and finding my path. My 30s was about observation and learning how to make amends. My 40s is about security and standing on my own two feet. It is lessons learned and putting the wisdom from the past to good use. I'm new at this 40s stuff so here I go ...I got this 🤜🤛❤️

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  @ChillaBlaze · 5 years ago

  You start to realize why people start to really excel in this age, also why large, multinational companies discriminate towards people over a specific age and it's because of the simple fact that they cannot be manipulated anymore.

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  @mikewalters · 5 years ago

  Don't let your memories be bigger than your dreams

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