RE: Am I a Genius? (I Don't Know About That)
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Don't sweat it, Rick - we are both in the same boat, with the exception that you are the age of my oldest son. I am juggling two languages, German and English, both of which I am fluent in, with a working knowledge of Swedish, but there are times I cannot think of a word in either of the first two and Swedish pops into my head! How odd is that? I was once fluent in Swedish as well, but that was well over 50 years ago.So sometimes I need to resort to Google translate to give my memory a kick.
Names of people I've know for ages sometimes escape me, which is embarrassing in situations when meeting others and it would be up to me to introduce people to each other. Sometimes I think on such occasions people should wear name tags, lol.
As for math, that is generally a problem for most, particularly the young. If the register at MacDonald's fails, watch them struggle to add an order of even two items together.
For health problems - I hear you loud and clear! After coming back from my internist with test results (and the so called Physician Letter to give to my general practitioner) I spend the rest of the day, and even following days, searching all over the internet for references and fearing the worse case scenario.
This Lumosity sounds intriguing, but I shall restrain myself.
I have worked really hard to stop doing Internet searches for illnesses. It always leads me on a downward spiral, only to end up at the doctor who surprisingly is not concerned at all. But then the mind plays more tricks, telling you that the doc is lazy and doesn't care about you.
The truth is, we are all decaying at different rates and should just get on with life the best we can and enjoy it while still possible. Ironically, the worry causes more illness than anything else!
I really envy folks who can speak lots of languages. I taught myself Spanish back when I was quite young by moving to Mexico and living amongst folks with no English at all for quite some time. I was surprised how it seemed impossible but then just started coming to me naturally. I can even do several accents from around the country with always impresses the locals. But like you, I have forgotten a lot and often have to look things up. You really lose what you don't use consistently!