How Staying Curious Helps Us Stay Mentally Fit

Have you ever wondered why is it that the OLDER we get, the LESS curious we are in learning new things?💡

Here are the 2 main reasons:

(1) A decrease in cognitive function and memory makes retaining new information harder, which makes older adults less motivated to seek it out, which in turn leads to more cognitive decline😨

(2) As we age and experience more things in life, we will start to have the ‘been there, done that’ kind of thinking.

Not to mention, nowadays technology kind of kills our sense of curiosity a little.
If we want to learn about another country, we can learn quite a fair bit about it (maybe not get the REAL experience, but to some degree) just by using Dr. Google.

If we want to try another cuisine, we can easily go to different restaurants that serve the cuisine we desire 🍣 (though it may not taste as AUTHENTIC as it would in the original country!)

💡SOLUTION:
(a) Research shows that if older adults are CURIOUS and INTERESTED about something, they are not only more motivated to seek out information, but they also learn more effectively.

(b) It doesn’t matter if you’ve done or seen something before a million times, practice MINDFULNESS, stay CURIOUS, and pay attention to the LITTLE things 🌻

So remember, stay CURIOUS! That's how you stay #mentallyfit ;)
How do you stay curious about life? Do share with me in the comments below.

Truly,
Trish


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