Human capability usually peaks around the age of 25; that’s about how old Einstein was during his “miracle year”. After that, everything gets gradually harder. For a while, it’s hardly noticeable unless you enter a new, hyper-competitive environment. Later on people rely on built up advantages to stay competitive. Eventually time makes fools of us all.
You’ll know more as you get older. You’ll have solutions cached for more problems. But your sheer ability to think will peak within a few years. Unless what you do is extremely IQ-intensive you won’t notice any significant decline for quite a while, but there’s a reason that 30 year old mathematicians are considered past their prime.
As far as being cross with the universe, there’s a support group for that. It’s called “everybody”. We used to meet daily after work in literally every bar, but the lockdowns have been rather disruptive.
Human capability usually peaks around the age of 25; that’s about how old Einstein was during his “miracle year”. After that, everything gets gradually harder. For a while, it’s hardly noticeable unless you enter a new, hyper-competitive environment. Later on people rely on built up advantages to stay competitive. Eventually time makes fools of us all.
I’m 23 and I still feel like a child who knows nothing. If I peak in two years I will be very cross with the universe.
You’ll know more as you get older. You’ll have solutions cached for more problems. But your sheer ability to think will peak within a few years. Unless what you do is extremely IQ-intensive you won’t notice any significant decline for quite a while, but there’s a reason that 30 year old mathematicians are considered past their prime.
As far as being cross with the universe, there’s a support group for that. It’s called “everybody”. We used to meet daily after work in literally every bar, but the lockdowns have been rather disruptive.