Embrace boredom – become a Boring Old Fart 1

Embrace boredom - become a Boring Old Fart
Ask an older person, “So when are you going to retire?” The reply you often get is: “Never! I’d get bored.” If that’s your stock answer, you should check out the revisionist view of boredom that has emerged in recent years. According to research and expert opinion, getting bored has its up side. In fact, ...

Old but not voiceless – I’d rather talk than text

Old but not voiceless - I'd rather talk than text
What kind of aptitude peaks when you’re a teenager, drops gradually throughout adulthood and declines rapidly in old age? Sexual prowess? Maths ability? Skateboarding? It’s your DQ. Digital Quotient is the newly coined measure of your digital learning capacity. I decided to take the online exam that the British national communications regulator Ofcom devised to determine ...