#elder-wisdom

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Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
6 days ago

African proverb: "when an old person dies, a library burns down" - psychology says the generation now in their 70s and 80s carries these 7 types of irreplaceable knowledge that will vanish within a decade if nobody asks for it - Silicon Canals

Older generations hold irreplaceable practical wisdom across relationships, skills, resilience, and everyday problem-solving that risks disappearing within about a decade.
Relationships
fromBusiness Insider
4 months ago

I'm 40, and one of my best friends is 97. He's changed my definition of success and gives me the best advice.

Friendship with a much older person provides attentive presence, elder wisdom, firsthand historical perspective, and reshapes personal definitions of success.
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