[sireat]

I still wonder whether it is better to quit cold turkey or to struggle on in the same field (senior competitions, coaching etc).

As a chess master I am blessed and cursed with something that I can play at a reasonably high level until old age while watching my skills slowly yet surely decline.

At age 40+ you realize that you will not be really good at anything you start learning from ground zero.

Whatever seeds you planted at an early age are the ones you have to grow.

So the only answer to improving at an older age is MU. Just set aside your competitiveness and enjoy the occasional break from mediocrity.

[Baeocystin]

>At age 40+ you realize that you will not be really good at anything you start learning from ground zero.

At age 40+, there is no human endeavor that you are starting at ground zero from.

[barry-cotter]

> At age 40+ you realize that you will not be really good at anything you start learning from ground zero.

This is only true if by really good you mean world class.

[sosilkj]

What does "MU" mean?

[sireat]

http://wiki.c2.com/?MuAnswer -> the question is unaswerable