Comment on Can't argue that.

Matriks404@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• ulterno@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  A lot of things are easier to learn when you have a base foundation.

  Also, a lot of skills have interrelated mental pathways, so once you have enough exp with one, learning the other means, you are actually plasticising your brain, less than what you would have, had you learnt the other skill without knowing the first.

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• Hazzard@lemmy.zip ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I don’t think this is neuroplasticity, as much as it is having a broader experience to bring to bear. I have so much knowledge and experience with a variety of things that I can apply and relate to new skills to learn things fairly quickly.

  I also find there’s a ceiling on my abilities, like you mentioned. I’m never going to learn something to the same depth as someone who learns it as a kid and carries it forwards, things just don’t seem to sink deep into intuition and instinct like that, but I can certainly pick up something well enough to enjoy it and enjoy the process of improving at it. I love learning new skills and pushing myself, and I don’t mind the idea that that’s the way to age gracefully and stay sharp.

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  • Kage520@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    Not sure about this. People told me I would not be able to learn piano as an adult, but after 5 years of playing 15 - 30 minutes per night I feel like I am about as good as a child or teenager who put in the same amount of time. I am starting to see how people can sight read at full speed (vs me for an intermediate piece I might be able to get 20% speed, with probably poor accuracy).

    I think you might be comparing someone else’s 20 - 25+ years of experience (eg, someone who has consistently played piano their whole life) to your ability to pick up a new skill from scratch. There is just a huge time sink for a brand new topic and it takes anyone a ton of time. So if you really wanted to pick up some theoretical physics or something, but are currently bad at math, it might take 15 years just to get to the beginning to really be one someone’s level who… Started 15 years ago.

    Unless I guess if there is unlearning time. Like the smarter every day video where they made a reverse turning bicycle that was impossible for people to use unless they spent forever relearning, vs his son who picked it up relatively easy. I think they had to unlearn what they knew so well.

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  • martinb@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I’m never going to learn something to the same depth as someone who learns it as a kid

    Lack of time to study or research in my opinion

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    • rumba@lemmy.zip ⁨30⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

      same for rebuilding muscle memory in games.

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• shaggyb@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Played a reflex-based video game against a teenager lately?

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  • NikkiDimes@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Im in my thirties and still average reflexes around 150-175ms ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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  • working_bee@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I feel like reflexes are different than learning. Motor control definitely gets worse over time.

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  • Sektor@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Played a fiddle vs the Devil?

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  • Matriks404@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I don’t really play competitive video games, because I have always seen them as waste of time, and I easily get angry,but recently I nearly did get all retroachievements for NES Terris, so I guess my reflexes are not horrible yet.

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