Comments on: The Six Circumstances That Affect Our Priorities In Life http://www.organizeit.co.uk/2009/05/21/the-six-circumstances-that-affect-our-priorities-in-life/ Work smart, play smart Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:27:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: James http://www.organizeit.co.uk/2009/05/21/the-six-circumstances-that-affect-our-priorities-in-life/comment-page-1/#comment-32551 James Sat, 30 May 2009 08:45:40 +0000 http://www.organizeit.co.uk/?p=4371#comment-32551 Sarah, thanks for your comment. You make a good point. Naturally, it would be impossible in the scope of this post to cover every way in which age (and the other circumstances) affect your life, but my suggestion is one such way, as is the one covered in your comment. Sarah, thanks for your comment. You make a good point. Naturally, it would be impossible in the scope of this post to cover every way in which age (and the other circumstances) affect your life, but my suggestion is one such way, as is the one covered in your comment.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.organizeit.co.uk/2009/05/21/the-six-circumstances-that-affect-our-priorities-in-life/comment-page-1/#comment-32537 Sarah Thu, 28 May 2009 17:51:23 +0000 http://www.organizeit.co.uk/?p=4371#comment-32537 I've read a study about age that says it's not age per-say, but expected remaining lifetime (in other words, people with illnesses that are expected to shorten their lifespans behave more like older people). That said, the people who expect to live a lot longer (usually the young people) have more interest in establishing new relationships. The people who expect to live only a very short time are more interested in spending time with the people they already love. I think that is a much safer generalization. Linda's comment regarding over-generalization puts too much emphasis on age and not on the other five areas. A healthy seventy year old couple raising a teenager probably have a lot more in common with the forty and fifty something parents raising teens than with an unhealthy seventy year old couple who can barely drive to the grocery. Your six areas are great ones for us all to think about, no matter what our situation. I’ve read a study about age that says it’s not age per-say, but expected remaining lifetime (in other words, people with illnesses that are expected to shorten their lifespans behave more like older people). That said, the people who expect to live a lot longer (usually the young people) have more interest in establishing new relationships. The people who expect to live only a very short time are more interested in spending time with the people they already love. I think that is a much safer generalization. Linda’s comment regarding over-generalization puts too much emphasis on age and not on the other five areas. A healthy seventy year old couple raising a teenager probably have a lot more in common with the forty and fifty something parents raising teens than with an unhealthy seventy year old couple who can barely drive to the grocery.

Your six areas are great ones for us all to think about, no matter what our situation.

]]> By: James http://www.organizeit.co.uk/2009/05/21/the-six-circumstances-that-affect-our-priorities-in-life/comment-page-1/#comment-32484 James Sat, 23 May 2009 18:44:31 +0000 http://www.organizeit.co.uk/?p=4371#comment-32484 That's quite alright Linda. You make a good point, but as you say, it's all a generalization. Age is definitely an issue but how it effects a person can vary dramatically. That’s quite alright Linda. You make a good point, but as you say, it’s all a generalization. Age is definitely an issue but how it effects a person can vary dramatically.

]]> By: LindaB http://www.organizeit.co.uk/2009/05/21/the-six-circumstances-that-affect-our-priorities-in-life/comment-page-1/#comment-32470 LindaB Fri, 22 May 2009 13:19:42 +0000 http://www.organizeit.co.uk/?p=4371#comment-32470 Sorry, I disagree with your generalizations on age. Many older people still have dependent children or don't have grandchildren and may need or want to go on working and developing their careers. The horizon is the limit for anyone at any age! Sorry, I disagree with your generalizations on age. Many older people still have dependent children or don’t have grandchildren and may need or want to go on working and developing their careers. The horizon is the limit for anyone at any age!

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