Posted 10.19.2007 at 3:06 pm
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A recent study in the journal Psychological Science reports that older people are much more likely to shrug off a negative experience or emotion. The scientists recorded the brain activity of 63 adults of different ages while showing them a series of positive and negative images.
The younger folk held on to the negative feelings, while the older crowd was able to move on, and not let the bad pics bring them down. I'm not sure if this explains the single most annoying character in the universe, pictured at left, but you can read more about the study here. And if you're young, try not to get all worked up about it.—Gregory Mone
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I have to agree with this observation. I find that nearly all of the negative experiences that bugged me 30 years ago are simply less of a bother now. I also find that I am generally happier and more even-keeled in my 50s than I was in my 20s. There are many delightful aspects of being any age and I find new ones for each age that I am experiencing.