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How to Deal With an Aging Brain?
An anonymous reader writes "I'm sure this is something all older Slashdotters are aware of: as I get older my once-sharp brain is, well, getting worse. In particular, I'm not able to remember things as well as I once did. As a geek my capacity in this area was always what defined me as a geek. Nowadays things seem to go in OK, but then leak out. A few weeks later I've mostly forgotten. So, I ask Slashdot: how do you cope with your mind getting older? What's your trick? Fish-oil? Brain Training on the DS? Exercise? Or just trying harder to remember things?"
plus you now have someone who is inflexible and deeply entrenched in their ways managing (and suppressing the creativity of) younger and more capable individuals--who are the ones with the fresh new ideas.
this is also the reason why government is dominated by conservative/reactionary attitudes while the public is demanding reform. being old and senile is almost a requirement for high-level government positions, which guarantees that public policy is always a step behind the times, and that politicians are utterly detached from contemporary science & technology.
i mean, there is certainly value to the experience that comes with age, but having an organization that is managed/dominated entirely by middle-aged individuals who are set in their ways can stifle innovation and cause the organization to be mismanaged.