For the first three decades of our lives, we’re under immense pressure to be "experts." We need to be experts in our careers, experts at parenting, experts at "having it all." But somewhere between the first gray hair and the first time we threw out our back reaching for a remote, the jig was up. We aren't experts. We’re . Why Being an Amateur is a Superpower
When you’re 22, you feel like you have to be the best at everything to build a resume. At 44, if you paint a tree and it looks like a green blob, who cares? You enjoyed the process. amature 40 somethings
Being an amateur in your 40s is a choice. It’s the decision to try something new—pickleball, sourdough starters, oil painting, or learning a language—knowing full well you might be terrible at it. Here is why "Amateur Hour" is actually the best hour: For the first three decades of our lives,
There is a documented neurological joy in learning something from scratch. It keeps the brain plastic and the spirit young. Why Being an Amateur is a Superpower When
There’s nothing that builds a bond faster than a group of 40-somethings collectively failing to understand how to use a Discord server or a new piece of gym equipment. Reclaiming the Word