Whether your dream is to play piano, cook steak sous-vide, or finally learn to speak French, the lesson from all this new research is clear: there is no better time than now to take on something new.
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A bubble-and-squeak dish of elearning, creativity, innovation and design education
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So what should design schools teach? Or, more important, what should design students make sure they learn? Trends in the design field shift and evolve with incredible speed, and while schools have an obligation to stay current, they do their students a disservice when they completely overhaul their program to reflect the current vogue. The best prepared students still have a few basic skills, but use them with familiarity and fluency: Delete the scoop?
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Old Age and Creativity in Art and ScienceHuffington PostOne of the most widespread and persistent myths about creativity is that it is the domain of the young. Via Lori Pirog
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There's hope for an old 'un like me yet. Mind you, I peaked intellectually at age 9... 
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January 12, 12:03 PM
I'm clinging to the idea that I get more creative as I get older. That said, I could be deceiving myself...
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I've long held the view (possibly more in hope than belief) that one never stops learning - indeed, that increasing age per se is no barrier to the perfection of skill or the attainment of highly creative output. It seems that old dogs like me can really learn new tricks.