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Re:Speaking to yourself in the third person makes you wiser by e40 on Sunday August 11, 2019 @07:02PM (#20671106)
100% agree, but as I get older, it's getting easier to put myself outside of the situation and think rationally. In my 20's and 30's, forget it. It was hard. 40's was hard, but easier. In my 50's, I've really hitting the sweet spot for us.

I've often wondered if I am unique in this, or whether other people follow the same pattern at the same age as me.

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Re:Speaking to yourself in the third person makes you wiser by inimino on Monday August 12, 2019 @12:31AM (#20672430)
Confucius:

> At fifteen my heart was set on learning; at thirty I stood firm; at forty I had no more doubts; at fifty I knew the mandate of heaven; at sixty my ear was obedient; at seventy I could follow my heart’s desire without transgressing the norm.

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