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What is your mental age?
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34 which is funny as my last girlfriend thought I was 33 (I was 39 at the time). Because I have young interests I'm usually targeted as being younger than I am. I'd like not to be fat though.
I was trying to determine what yardstick the test uses to judge mental age. Any insight in that regard?
No it's not obvious to me. Please tell me, based on the quiz, what characteristics of these questions are used to attributed an answer to a specific age?
I'm sorry, but are you serious? How do you come to ask this question re the quiz and yet remain baffled by my attempts understand what you mean by "mental age"?
Obviously the characteristic each question measures is mental age.
So the last was a sarcastic answer indicating you don't have a clue? lol. I EXPLAINED IT and I'm done trying.
So the last was a sarcastic answer indicating you don't have a clue? lol. I EXPLAINED IT and I'm done trying.
I think mutual comprehension is altogether beyond us. C'est la vie.
So...moving on...
I got 26 and I'm 18. I'll take that. They say I'm an "old soul"
I got 26 and I'm 18. I'll take that. They say I'm an "old soul"
So...moving on...
I got 26 and I'm 18. I'll take that. They say I'm an "old soul"
I "get" old souls.
This is probably because I suspect that I have been one for at least half a lifetime; anyway, you catch up with yourself as you approach the half century, and welcome yourself with a sense of surprised amazement and delight.
Enjoy the experience - it will give you a different perspective on life.
Jeeze... although I don't take this literally or expect much validity, it says I'm 61.
I quickly looked over the answers, I guess I'm among the older of the average results. I think it might have to do with my distaste of social media and people like Mylie Cyrus.
61 is more than twice my actual age. I have always been considered more mature for my age.
I quickly looked over the answers, I guess I'm among the older of the average results. I think it might have to do with my distaste of social media and people like Mylie Cyrus.
61 is more than twice my actual age. I have always been considered more mature for my age.
I laughed aloud reading this.
And yes - who on earth is Mylie Cyrus, and why on earth should it matter?
Even as a teenager, I wouldn't have known the answer to such a question.
Jeeze, now that I think about it I also feel "physically older" than my actual age. A few herniated discs + nerve impingement is enough to make you feel 50 years older some days. Nice to know my 91 year old grandfather *just* developed neuropathy in his feet and yet my feet have had similar symptoms for years.
Another interesting question was about the iPad being an extraordinary invention or something to that effect. I agreed to the highest level boiling it down to my support of new technologies. That said, I think the iPad is one of the most worthless devices ever- too big to be a phone, too limited to favor over a laptop. Surely had I been more literal in my answer I'd be rated even older.
Jeeze, now that I think about it I also feel "physically older" than my actual age. A few herniated discs + nerve impingement is enough to make you feel 50 years older some days. Nice to know my 91 year old grandfather *just* developed neuropathy in his feet and yet my feet have had similar symptoms for years.
Another interesting question was about the iPad being an extraordinary invention or something to that effect. I agreed to the highest level boiling it down to my support of new technologies. That said, I think the iPad is one of the most worthless devices ever- too big to be a phone, too limited to favor over a laptop. Surely had I been more literal in my answer I'd be rated even older.
Agree completely on the iPad.
Now, if you asked me about the iPod, that is an entirely different matter. A wonderful device.
But, I was born feeling middle aged, and found the company and cultural interests of kids and teenagers rather underwhelming when I was of that age.
As to the 'poll', as with all such pols, how you ask - or frame - the questions - will determine what type of answer you receive.
Jeeze, now that I think about it I also feel "physically older" than my actual age. A few herniated discs + nerve impingement is enough to make you feel 50 years older some days. Nice to know my 91 year old grandfather *just* developed neuropathy in his feet and yet my feet have had similar symptoms for years.
Another interesting question was about the iPad being an extraordinary invention or something to that effect. I agreed to the highest level boiling it down to my support of new technologies. That said, I think the iPad is one of the most worthless devices ever- too big to be a phone, too limited to favor over a laptop. Surely had I been more literal in my answer I'd be rated even older.
I disagree, the iPad has been a hugemongus hit, bringing tablets in vogue precisely because they facilitate casual browsing, entertainment, emailing, and financial endeavors without a laptop in your lap. I see business men traveling with them, service providers repairmen, and weather and news reporters utilizing these devices because...they are convienent.
Concerning the relationship between age and iPad adoration, I hated the device when it was released in my early teens (my opinion has only changed slightly over the past seven years). Alternatively, there must be folks much older than me who bought it, cranked up the text size, and found it to be a godsend for its simplicity.
It was about as big as a computer just thinner, but it could only do as much as a smartphone. Less in many instances. That hasn't stopped me from watching iPad keynotes and thinking about how impressive its technology has become or how fun it looks, but it's still something I could never really find a use for.
And we all know how you feel about humongous hits.
Can't argue with you there. The iPad perfected the tablet, transforming it from a niche product category (for rich designers and people willing to put up with non-optimized Windows software) into something that can compete with traditional computers. For what it does, the iPad may be the best, but it's still a big ol' iPod touch.
I had 39 too and I'm 64. Young at heart. There were a couple that I wouldn't have answered that way if there were other choices. Just tried to get as close as possible in those instances.
I disagree, the iPad has been a hugemongus hit, bringing tablets in vogue precisely because they facilitate casual browsing, entertainment, emailing, and financial endeavors without a laptop in your lap. I see business men traveling with them, service providers repairmen, and weather and news reporters utilizing these devices because...they are convienent.
Agree it has been a "humungous hit" - it is just that I could never see a use for it for myself.
In essence, it is a device for consuming content - which it does very well, but not for creating it. Creating content - especially written content - is not easy on the iPad.
And that touch screen was a real pain if you were writing anything of any length. Personally, my 11" MBA (which is an outstanding computer) is a dream to work with (and own) if you are on the move; it weighs very little, is fast and powerful and reliable, and takes up very little space.
Concerning the relationship between age and iPad adoration, I hated the device when it was released in my early teens (my opinion has only changed slightly over the past seven years). Alternatively, there must be folks much older than me who bought it, cranked up the text size, and found it to be a godsend for its simplicity.
It was about as big as a computer just thinner, but it could only do as much as a smartphone. Less in many instances. That hasn't stopped me from watching iPad keynotes and thinking about how impressive its technology has become or how fun it looks, but it's still something I could never really find a use for.
And we all know how you feel about humongous hits.
Can't argue with you there. The iPad perfected the tablet, transforming it from a niche product category (for rich designers and people willing to put up with non-optimized Windows software) into something that can compete with traditional computers. For what it does, the iPad may be the best, but it's still a big ol' iPod touch.
Great post, which sums up my position perfectly.
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