Adulting, Misconceived by Dean Gloster
When my brother Mark is asked, “Where did you grow up?” he answers, “I never grew up.” Dear reader, Mark is in his 60s. But he’s right. Unlike treasury bonds, not all of us exactly mature after 30-plus years. That was the first of my two huge misconceptions about adulthood—that it’s mandatory for those who age into it. Mark, skiing with me in Utah, but his outfit was so loud they could hear it in Colorado. That’s the best way to dodge the trap of adulthood: Neoteny, which is to retain lifetime curiosity, playfulness, a desire for creative expression, an openness to new experiences, and other mostly positive juvenile characteristics as an adult. To stay childlike. Of course, there’s also another way to avoid t...
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