What cool characteristics do you think people lose when they become adults?

Answer 1

The belief that they can do anything. When I was much younger, I never hesitated to accept challenges and just believe that everything would work out. Somehow it always did. After I became an adult, I became hesitate and had to plan everything out. With adulthood comes worry about the future and how to plan for it--and have a backup plan as well. The "cool" thing about being an adult though is that you quit being so concerned about what other people think of you. It kind of makes up for all the other cool traits you lose.

Answer 2

Well, first you have to define the point at which a person "becomes an adult". Then you have to define what "cool" characteristics are.
I'm 29...but I've been living on my own since I was 18. I've become more responsible, less reckless and carefree over the years, but I've only gained cool characteristics I think.. I want better quality things and people around me, I value people and relationships more... so yeah, the person that you choose to grow into is really up to you. And you can start anytime.

Answer 3

The ability to quickly enjoy unstructured games.

I hold classes in schools and with adult groups in visual means toward seeing from multiple perspectives. The kids immediately get into the game and enjoy seeing multiple perspectives and learn an invaluable skill in the process. Adults have to have the process, and the successes that has led to, explained to them for half an hour before they begin to let go. Even at that, less than half are able get out of the head noise and get into new learning.
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Answer 4

The ability to see other people as just people
Belief that everyone is the same
Imagination
Pure Happiness
Contentment
Respect for learning
Respect for older adults
Love (for ourselves or others, our planet and animals, etc)
True Friendships

We are not alone as kids, we become adults and we're boring because we copy one another instead of using our imaginations to be original, we don't respect other people, we destroy the planet and our animals. We don't have friends or love because we've become hard and callus and thus we find no happiness or contentment.

Answer 5

The Ability To Have Fun Just For The Sake Of It As They Have Too Many Responsibilities

Answer 6

most of all, the innocence, the worry free sensation, the spontaneity (spelling?), the forget about bad things because tomorrow will be a new adventure, that the most important is to play and feel like you're part of the group and not to feel superior and just to win, even the faith in yourself, when you were a kid or still a teenager your opinion about yourself and the world wouldn't change for nothing at all, now we sell ourselves for all day long jobs for a cr@ppy salary, we dismiss our believes to follow someone elses' because is easier that way... sometimes i look back and say: why can't i be just like that kid that have all the impetus to face all the things, just being me, me liking to save the world :) cool times now we're older and wiser (good point) but that "i don't care what people say, i´ll just follow myself" feeling i´d love to have back

Answer 7

I think it's obvious what he/she means by cool and I would have to say the sense of what ever you do nothing can go wrong like when you were young you could walk across a 200 year old rope bridge over hungry crodiles and think "wow this is so fun" were as when you are an adult it's "holy crap get me off this bridge".

Answer 8

The ability to bounce back. See the good in everything and realize tomorrow is a new day. Innocence, fun, making lemonade out of lemons. Knowing that mom and dad are ur hero's. The ability to believe that u could do anything once u put ur mind to it. Ur self esteem.

Answer 9

Innocence, naivety, a real sense of adventure and fun, genuine kindness. Adults soon realise the grim realities of life and become very cynical, I wish I was six again!

Answer 10

their wonder and excitement at the simplest little things. i have a 4 year old son, and he goes nuts over things that 99% of adults wouldn't give a damn about. for instance, he'll get all excited if u give him a balloon, or if something arrives in the post for him. i wish i could see life with the same kind of wonder and enthusiasm that he has for it all.