Would you find it difficult navigating today's world if you woke up tomorrow and were 18 again? (55, friends)

[Newne]

Say tomorrow you woke up and you were 18 again, but you still had all your memories. Would you have much trouble navigating today's world?

[Spuggy]

No.

[Tallysmom]

Would I still have my money and business?

[FrugalFox]

No

[Parnassia]

Not at all. If I had all my memories I would also have my skills learned over those years. As they say, age is but a number.

[PAhippo]

yes. My memories don't include all the modern technology and would be of little help unless some historical organization wanted someone to demonstrate how to dial a phone or use a slide rule. Maybe teach a class in cursive writing.


And I'd still hate tattoos.

[TBMorgan]

Originally Posted by Newne

Say tomorrow you woke up and you were 18 again, but you still had all your memories. Would you have much trouble navigating today's world?

no, can't say I would.....I'd be better at resolving problems that I wasn't prepared for as much back then.....much wiser now.

[Port Pitt Ash]

Originally Posted by Newne

Say tomorrow you woke up and you were 18 again, but you still had all your memories. Would you have much trouble navigating today's world?

I'd be annoyed most likely, but no, I wouldn't have any/many problems.

Most likely I'd get back into the market & head to Miami for college. There I'd probably fail out from too much of a social life or get tossed out for thinking for myself and challenging a prof.

Then I'd just head back to Ad School, but make better use of my connections this time around.

After I got tired of Miami I'd probably land at an ad agency in Chicago, Minneapolis, or maybe in Europe where a lot of my friends the that field landed. I'd know I had about a 40% chance of landing my dream job if I stuck with it & potentially would be a creative director now with enough investments to retire early, but probably wouldn't.

Now if you said you were suddenly 13 or 15 when you woke I'd probably have a rough time of it being stuck in a closed environment like HS again at the mercy of social media popularity.

[Vision67]

Originally Posted by Newne

Say tomorrow you woke up and you were 18 again, but you still had all your memories. Would you have much trouble navigating today's world?

I've often dreamed about waking up in a new 23 year old body with current retained mental abilities.

Oh, the things I could do!

[2Loud]

No. Tech is easier to navigate and more accessible then when I was 18. The only trouble I would have is the immaturity of those around me for the age. ...because they are 18 and I wouldn't be. Internally my wisdom would still be 52 since I keep all my experience and memories.