Thanks for sharing.
Stroke could be one of the reasons, as you said. But there are instances where I think I am being slow to reach where I would otherwise outwit others. There could be two things - physical aging and maturing. There are situations where I do not put a lot of effort just because I know I am not genuinely interested. In other instances, I do recognize my brain is taking time to process. It is so shuttle that I do not feel it is affecting my productivity but I can recognize that.
It is strange to notice, isn't it? Are you disinterested because you have matured, or is it your ego protecting yourself from aging? :D
The subtlety of it is the danger I think, as it means that we can shake it off for a long time, until we are suddenly nowhere near where we were. It is like going deaf over the space of a couple decades, only to find we can no longer hear what we need to.
Aging sucks - though I think, living forever would too. Would be great to get a healthy 100 years and then just drop dead in an instant :)
:)
It could be both. I have noticed lately that I am being defensive when it comes to conversations about age and experience. And, I am beginning to realize that there is age based bias if you are not at a certain level at a certain age. That's true specially in a hierarchical structure.
I experience that with sprinting and focusing while multitasking. I am no where near what I was 15 years ago physically and mentally.