Trouble retrieving words? You are not alone
If you have trouble retrieving words, you are not alone. You just need to masticate your thoughts a little longer, and the words will come.
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Soon: a survey of older WordPress bloggers—what do you like, dislike, and need as a blogger over 60?
Hello there! I have been looking for any research into bloggers over 60—without any luck. So I’m preparing a survey that aims to discover what you like and dislike about blogging with WordPress. For example, I’ll be asking: What annoys you about other people’s blogs? What problems have you had with your own blog? What […]
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Never mind the words you forget: you’re learning new words every day
This morning I was a tad shocked when not one but two words eluded me. First I failed to retrieve eclipse, then half an hour later, arnica escaped my tongue. Total eclipse of the brain! Quick, fetch the arnica! Then common sense prevailed. OK, these are not unusual words … but on the other hand, […]
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Make two new friends every year and dodge the loneliness trap
Long read, written in 2015. In which I accidentally make three new friends and thereby diminish my chances of suffering from loneliness in old age. One goal of my boot camp for old age is to make at least two new friends this year and every year. Now why would I set myself such […]
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Discipline, dance and dangerously high expectations: what a way to treat old people!
The remarkable Billie Jordan explains how and why she formed the Hip Operation Crew, the oldest dance troupe in the world.
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