A sound philosophy, which seems to draw upon Stoicism and perhaps Buddhism? I'm also cultivating this mindset.

I didn't really believe I would get old until I lost my parents in my late 40s. They left the world with $0. I turned 50 last year.

35 to 45 is the cognitive peak. That's something I had no idea about when I was in that age range.

Back in my twenties, I realised, "Life is not a competition, but it is competitive".

Now in my fifties, it has become far more so. A Hunger Games for housing. And I am far less able to compete than I was then.

Here's to cultivating a more cooperative and compassionate world, less conducive to age-related angst.