Yes, it’s never too late to learn. But aging has a lot to do when it comes to learning, and it really can get a bit harder the older one gets.
Are there skills that are considered too hard or too late to learn as one grows older?
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To answer your question, do not try to start learning skills or career that require extreme physical activity if you never had any experience in it or you may get hurt. There are many that it may seem the odds are stacked against you; however, the mind and determination are an incredible mix. When you add interior motivation and resourcefulness ~ I don’t think any thing can stop someone from doing what they set out to do. I have seen things done in my family and done things myself that make others shake their heads in wonder. None of us ever thought we did anything amazing, others do. Just take one little step at a time and when you fall, fall forward. Those are instructions that have no age limit.
It is never too late to learn anything. The only time it’s too late is if you don’t start, the only limitations to our own growth and learning is our own belief system. If we think that way, we internalize that belief and never take action.
However, if you strive to learn a little bit everyday and keep your brain sharp through puzzles, games, walks and other brain enhancing activities you’ll find that learning is fun, rewarding and playful. And by keeping your brain sharp, then learning a new skill will be less of a barrier than you think. That’s worse than doing something and making the effort and it not working out. For me, I had an interest in learning computer coding but I thought it’d be too late for me. Two years ago, after leaving my job I took the time to research how to learn and focus on one language. Though, most people were younger than me and way ahead of me, I focused on learning for my own purposes rather than to compete and catch up to others. We can’t learn to catch up, we can only learn to grow and advance for our own self.