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Everyone should learn new things as often as they can. Pick up a new hobby or skill, become very proficient at it, incorporate it into your life, repeat. This active mental engagement is the best way to prevent dementia and keep your mind sharp.

My midlife crisis is degoogling, switching to Linux, eating less meat, reducing the footprint I leave on this world, spending more time with my wife and daughter, treating my recently diagnosed ADHD and not giving as many fucks regarding work. Oh, and I took up archery. Pretty ok I guess. I'm 42.

Is a gravel bike something specific or just like, a regular bike?

no gravel bike at 40? A deeply disturbed individual

I might take up the tumbak.

Dude seems like he could use a hobby

Also bialetti coffee makers are really simple little cook top devices that give you some amazing espresso for the change you've got in your couch. Fantastic little appliance.

40something, gravel bike, training for a half century, use a French press.

I'm in that age bracket and I've turned to spunking the little amount of disposable income on amateur radio kit and equipment.

I wish I'd picked up a debilitating cocaine habit instead. It'd be cheaper.

I'm not sure how a midlife crisis would look for me because I've basically kept the same weird interests I had as a teen.

I have really enjoyed my midlife crisis (which looks a little different as a woman): lost 30 lbs, began dressing like a scary executive, got rid of the imposter syndrome, and give very few fucks. It has been delightful.

God forbid people pick up new hobbies as they grow older, we should all make as much money as humanly possible and then die i guess.

I've been finally realizing my dream of having a home studio filled with all sorts of synthesizers, samplers, drum machines, effects, mixers, etc. Pretty frustrating since now that electronic music has been incorporated into mostly every genre and there are also a lot of collectors all the now vintage pieces that my favorite artists used back in the day are priced insanely out of reach. Upside is there is a ton of cool new stuff coming out, too much cool new stuff.

Damn it. So it seems like I am prototypical 40-something.

• I do own a gravelbike (they are just really fun and also very practical for commuting)
• I love our portafilter. Nicely combines my tendency to ritualistic beverage-preparing (long-time green-tea-drinker) with my wifes coffee-habits.
• I don't do thriathlon but probably would if I could swim decently. Learning juggling and guitar-playing instead, falls in the same category.

Life can be fun, so trying to make the best of it.