Think about the last time someone half your age had to explain technology or a new saying to you. Did you feel defensive irritation, or a need to tell them how things "used to be"? That reaction feels like protecting your competence, but what if it's actually defending assumptions you inherited simply by being born when you were?

Major life changes can make you feel like you've lost yourself completely. When your job ends or your marriage falls apart, it feels like your identity disappears too. But here's the truth: your circumstances and your identity are different things. Learn what actually stays constant when everything else shifts.