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[qualitygal]

be able to stick with stuff (many different things) the way I once  did.  I feel like I move on from some things if there doesn't feel like there's some results or end in sight. I'm a fairly patient person, but not a time waster. Is it possibly age, or a combo of things. I wonder if other women my age, feel this way. (I'm retired now). I really notice it now.

Any thoughts, or others who feel it too at this age? Just curious.

[Mominohio]

Could it be that as we age, we figure out what we value spending our time on and what we don't (even if only subconsciously), then just follow through with the things that 'matter'?

And when we are retired (or just not working outside the home) we aren't on someone  else's schedule and demands where we had to complete and follow through with things, because it was mandated/required for our job (or child raising, or caring for a parent etc.). Now, there is no mandate to see everything to an end, and we can much more easily just drop what isn't of interest to us or becomes 'too hard' simply because we can?

[qualitygal]

@Mominohio, That's a great answer, thanks.

[Silver Fox1]

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@Mominohio wrote:

Could it be that as we age, we figure out what we value spending our time on and what we don't (even if only subconsciously), then just follow through with the things that 'matter'?

And when we are retired (or just not working outside the home) we aren't on someone  else's schedule and demands where we had to complete and follow through with things, because it was mandated/required for our job (or child raising, or caring for a parent etc.). Now, there is no mandate to see everything to an end, and we can much more easily just drop what isn't of interest to us or becomes 'too hard' simply because we can?

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This is the BEST way I have ever heard it put - I thank you to !!!!

[ROMARY]

Yes!  Cursive as a Morse Code.  Great idea!

[Kitlynn]

I think when we retire we give ourselves permission to try different things we think might interest us and then if they don't or we don't really enjoy doing them we just go to something else. I call it the age of discovery! We are trying to discover what we really enjoy or might be good at. When we are working we don't have time for experimenting with a lot of different things and we are usually on a schedule so we just have to do the things we need to get finished and move ahead. Retirement is for fun and exploring!

[willdob3]

I'm not retired yet & I don't have trouble sticking to things I start but I am a lot more picky about what I do start. I think it is a very good thing. I absolutely love the wisdom and common sense that I've gained with age.

[tedEbear]

@willdob3--Remember what you are saying on this day!  Write it down, date it, then sign and put in sealed envelope marked to open 1 yr after retiring.  See if you still feel the same way. You could then redate put away again. Just as a silly to see if you are still in the mindset. ---tedEbear 

[151949]

Generally, I do not start anything like a sewing project or a furniture refinishing project unless I intend to finish it. There are rare occasions where that doesn't happen - sometimes I take on something that is too difficult for me or as it is proceeding I can see that I don't like how it is turning out, and I'll feel discouraged. I will then usually try to get help from someone so I can get it finished. I don't think getting older has anything to do with it though.

[LilacTree]

My interpretation of the word "reflect" doesn't match any of the responses, so my answer would not fit in with this thread.