Does everything get boring by the time you're 60?

Question: Does everything get boring by the time you're 60!?

I complained once of being bored, and that things had all lost their appeal when I was like 20, and every older person I complained to said "oh you just wait! you think it's bad now, but by the time you're about 60 EVERYTHING will be boring"

Every older person said this to me, and my 70 something year old grandma said it was soo terrible that she was ready to die! "JUST TRY BEING MY AGE!", she said, "EVERYTHING IS BORING", and she said it had been like that for the longest time (probably since she was 60)

I'm just wondering if this is really true, if it really get's that bad when you're about that old, and if so how bad!? Describe what it's like for EVERYTHING to be boring!.

And also, how boring will life be by age 80, or 100!? will it ever get so bad that you'll want to die even if you think nothing happens when you die!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

Only if you let it!

I think perhaps one reason that older people find things to be less interesting isn't just that they've been able to experience and learn more (remember, it's not like there's any reasonable limit on the amount of stuff you can experience or learn), but rather because they cling to a world that no longer exists!. I mean, I for one see lots of old people sitting around doing pretty much nothing interesting, while younger people are busy, say, playing computer games, and I think, why don't the old people ever play the computer games!? At best they play Chess or card games, but why not Halo or Age of Empires or at least Civilization!? And the answer is, it's not because they aren't bored!. Rather, it's because they choose not to play those games, they choose not to do the new things!. And that, in turn, is because they are used to a world where these things didn't fit in, a world that ceased to exist decades ago but which they still haven't gotten over yet!. In other words, they're not bored because there's nothing to do, but rather because they have rejected the new things they could be doing to interest themselves in favor of the old things that they've already gotten bored of!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

When i was a kid mum used to tell me "intelligent people dont get bored"
I used to wonder if she was calling me dumb because i honestly felt bored!.
Anyway, i realise now she's kinda right!.
Boredom can be a useful in getting you motivated!.
Think what you usually like doing and if that doesn't appeal to you write a wish list of things you would like to do, see, expereince, listen to or read, tick stuff off as its done and make sure you keep adding to it!.
I promise not to be a bored 60 year old!!
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not if you make it boring!.!. i mean i know a 70 year old thats enjoying his life working in a coffee shop!. if you sit down all day waiting to die YES it will be boring!. if you get up travel, work, c sites, you wouldnt want your life to end just yet!.!. and if your afraid of not being able to do any of those things when you grow old have many children theyll keep you company till death :)Www@QuestionHome@Com

bordem when you you get older is another way of finally being content were you can finaly relax without the need to look for somethng to do because you cant relax and be content within yourselfWww@QuestionHome@Com

it depends!. If you have good children or grandchildren that will take care of you it will not be boring for you!. they will take you everywhere!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

No way!.!. my grandma is drunk everytime I see her and she seems to be having a blast!. If you're really worried than wait until you're 60 to try skydiving!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

it depends on whether you choose to be boring or not!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I hope not!. I'm 59 and have no time to get bored!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

No my friendWww@QuestionHome@Com

My 65 year old mum gets excited every time she sees her grandchildren; she actually ENJOYS cooking and watching us eat what she cooked!.

My 64 year old dad gets excited at more things than my mum!.

I'm 40, when I was 15 I was board all the time, now I don't have time to be board!. When I was fifteen and said I was board the comments I got was "yes, we were board too when we were that age but know we know better"!.

I think it's an attitude thing!. Maybe culture (not in terms of ethnicity, rather in terms of the type of people around you) has an effect; but for me, learning is a very ineresting thing and you can continue to learn until you die!.!.!. no reason to stop!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

well!.!.I'm there! And it's anything but boring!!.!.!.frustrating!? mind boggling!? Sure, but not boring!.!.!.depends on the person!. One 'chooses' to be bored!. In many new ways, if anything Im in a big hurry to do things I've never done before!.!.let's face it, it don't last forever!!.!.!.Thats the big reality of it!.!.!.!.but then my case was perhaps hurried by the fact I'd never been sick in my life til the age of 57 and I found myself battling cancer, followed by a triple bypass,etc!.!.!.in decent shape now, so---don't get in my way!!! I got things to do! I ain't bored!!.!.!.!.peace!Www@QuestionHome@Com