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1. Always be learning: Our confidence grows throughout childhood because we are learning new things and discovering the world around us. As we learn that planting one foot in front of the other will help us walk, we become more confident in continuing to do that, until we’re running and going further than ever before. Don’t stop learning — even if you’re at that sweet 60-year-old spot — because knowledge will give you greater understanding and confidence in your world. 2. Find your stability: You don’t have to be married with 2.5 kids and hold down a steady job to find stability, but finding people, hobbies, or a community to ground you is important. Find a core group of people whom you trust and can confide in. Discover a hobby that you can learn more about, or develop habits that help you throughout the day, like meditation or maintaining a morning routine. Plant a few roots, whatever they look like, and grow from there. 3. Accept that things will be difficult: You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control how you react to what happens. Your confidence can be diminished when faced with major life changes, like a medical diagnosis or a career change. Yet, no matter how hard you try to avoid it, life will change. It’s important that you accept that — rather than resisting it — because that’s the simplest way to return to stability. We have a lot to learn from our elders, and perhaps no lesson is as important as the one that we will all apparently learn in our 60s. I’ll leave you with a confidence boost for the road: You got this!
Researchers found that the slight dip in confidence in older age can be attributed to disruptions in this stability. We often face more medical concerns, the death of loved ones, and retirement. These changes — much like those challenges during our turbulent teens — can shake our confidence. Whether you’re in your 70s and looking to find that spark from a decade ago or are firmly planted in your 30s and hoping to boost your self-esteem, I believe we can all learn something from our confident 60-year-old counterparts. There are three big lessons from this research that I think everyone should know.
Could Vaccine Passports Open Doors for Travel? CONCERNS ABOUT VACCINATION VERIFICATION
Are you hoping to travel this summer? Not like how you “traveled” from your bedroom to your living room couch all this past year, but really travel — get out and see the world beyond your hometown. With the COVID-19 vaccines finally available, millions of people are becoming immune to the virus that has ravaged the global economy, especially in the areas of tourism and hospitality. Industry leaders in these sectors are understandably eager for the vaccine to bring back tourism. Some are hoping vaccine passports will play a part in jump-starting tourism around the world. Vaccine passports are a means by which someone can prove they have been vaccinated against COVID-19 and are, therefore, free to travel internationally. Some countries are eager for the sort of verification these passports could bring, should they exist. The Seychelles,
Cyprus, Romania, and other countries have all said they would welcome tourists who could prove they were vaccinated. Now, you might be sitting on the same couch you’ve sat on for the past year, thinking, “Well, I would like to travel internationally after I get vaccinated!” However, this proposal is not without concerns. Firstly, health care officials still don’t know if vaccinated people can transmit the virus. So, even if they’re vaccinated, they could still spread it to unvaccinated people around the world. Another concern is a vaccine passport’s potential to create classes of “haves” and “have nots” among travelers. Many developing countries won’t receive the vaccine for another few years. Should they be barred from returning to normal? Similarly, could the vaccine passport be abused domestically, enabling private businesses to bar customers
from their spaces without proof of vaccination? Finally, what form would these passports take if they were to exist? Would they be on a smartphone app? A laminated card? A verified doctor’s note? So, while the prospect of traveling far and wide this summer after getting vaccinated is exciting, it might be better to temper your expectations for now and hope for clearer guidelines in the near future.
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