Was there a particular year or age in which you felt like you just suddenly got a lot smarter or wiser, as opposed to it happening over years?

[Extraterrestrial1999]

Yeah

Nah

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

It’s something that has been happening to me at different stages of life. At 14, after being introduced to the fact of my own mortality, I became confident I knew everything there was to know about the world. At 17, I realized how stupid that was because of how much I didn’t know then. I had the same response at 21, and again at 25 about who I was at 21. Now I’m 31, very confident that I know very little about the world at large, and maybe I’ll never know everything, but at least I don’t feel as confused and aimless as I did in my 20’s.

[msmissydc]

2016 when I started university, especially learning how to do scientific research and not just google searches, about reliability and validity, and how to find good pwer reviews.

[Still-alive]

Yes but not due to age but after coming out of a 2 year long midlife crisis. I was age 37

[midnightmoon05]

One day… forgot what age…

I woke up and saw lots of grey hair on the right side… I thought I got smarter… is till don’t think so… so I guess I’m not there yet.

[Nikki1989]

There should always be personal growth, increased self-awareness, and a continuing more profound understanding of the world. Once you stop learning, you start dying.

[Abbycado]

No, as you go through life experiences you learn from them in my opinion.

[Apple1996]

Around 25

[4ngelic]

now basically, 23-24yo

[Anonymous]

a week before 22 though the start of 23

[sage2021]

Around age 37

[Dongie]

Nah!