02/11/2026
What keeps your mind agile? Learning new things. Most retirees don't realize the one hobby that keeps their mind sharpest isn't crossword puzzles or reading — it's something psychology says most people quit doing in their 40s
After decades of doing crossword puzzles and reading to "stay sharp," a 62-year-old retiree discovered that the mental exercise keeping other seniors' minds young wasn't what anyone expected — it was the very thing that made them feel foolish and incompetent at first.