When im 641/4/2024 Not that I am bitter.īut, as they say, enough about me let’s talk about my work. And as far as metrics are concerned, they are pure, unadulterated evil that serve no purpose except to justify the salaries of those who invent them, and they deserve to be ignored, if not crushed, into oblivion. Letting go of career allows me to focus on what actual personal pleasures await me down the home stretch. And for me, worrying about others’ opinions gives too much power to judgmental people-always a mistake. You see, with two-thirds of life behind and the third third bounding by like a 6-year-old on Adderall, each day becomes more important to me. Whether the company/university/contract group meet their arbitrary metrics. But with age really does come wisdom, specifically the realization that so many things simply don’t matter anymore, and we need not worry about them ever again. But given no one can avoid aging, why should it bother us? Sure, we might lose a step or two and may not match the magazine model as much as we think we should. Pretty much all media marketing is devoted to convincing us we need to look better (meaning younger) and, therefore, feel better about ourselves. Aging is so feared by so many that a certain demographic refuses to admit to an accurate number when queried. Besides, I haven’t changed a bit.Īctually, I have, and for the better. And for those of you who immediately looked up at my picture on this page, yes, it is about 10 years old and I’m too lazy to update it. Although I’m not losing my hair, there’s definitely no way I can hold out ‘till quarter to three. Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m sixty-four?Īnyway, I bring it up because by the time you read this, I will be.
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