Keeping active can increase your brain power. Scientists have discovered that the human brain can improve with advancing years, dispelling the common belief that a person s mental faculties peak in their twenties & Steven Swinford and Richard Kerbaj * Brain power peaks in the silver set
Are
you underemployed or (about to become) retired or semi-retired, but
feel that you would rather be re-tyred so that you can share your
brainpower, skills and experience helping to unlock the talents of
people in the workplace?
We would like to talk to people
in their silver years about some fun/active and stimulating
collaborative opportunities for carrying on learning and earning by
working on interesting and challenging projects for client
organisations.
Mainly because new studies have
overturned the notion that intelligence peaks in the late twenties. In
fact, the older, the bolder and the better in many respects. Partly because we have
some unused space in our CBD resource centre and a lot of untapped
opportunities to help people in workplaces throughout New Zealand learn
faster and work smarter.
More
mature people are more likely to be rational than young people because
their brains are less susceptible to surges of dopamine, a feelgood
hormone that can lead to impulsive reactions.
Researchers have
found that older people are able to retain a range of skills
effectively.
Expert knowledge, such as that needed for hobbies or
particular skills, is stored in brain cells known as dendritic spines,
which seem to be protected against ageing. So it really is Hi Ho Silver
Lining!
Despite slower brain speed , older people solve
problems more efficiently, drawing on cognitive templates of how they
resolved similar problems in the past, especially in helping to turn
ideas into action.
The
opportunity to retain your independence and flexibility while
generating ideas and income with the support of like-minded colleagues
in an action learning resource hub and club at the centre of two
established business networks.
Our pleasant central
Christchurch resource centre can accommodate part-time four more people
who would like to grow their own learning and development business or
practice in a collaborative environment and tap into our marketing and
office support, meeting facilities and equipment and multi-media
learning resources. We are also interested in collaborating with people
in other parts of New Zealand.
If you would like to discuss flexible ways of sharing resources in
mutually beneficial ways, please e-mail
lyall@smartnet.co.nz with
your contact
details, outlining your expertise and your goals or phone on 03 3667874.