Tired but wired

Feeling “wired but tired” is not evidence that your body has failed to rest properly but that your brain has become too good at staying alert in a digital world that never really stops.

Headspace

What happens to the memories we would like to keep? Some of them will fade – not because the brain has run out of space, but because they are not continually reinforced as memory is not preserved simply because it matters to us but only when it is revisited, retold, or reconnected to other experiences.

It’s not dark yet, but is it getting there?

Bob Dylan observed that “It’s not dark yet, but it’s getting there”, however there may be light at the end of the tunnel for middle aged people who feel they’re running out of steam.