Is it normal to be less excited about accomplishments as you get older?

Question

I feel less and less enthusiastic everyday and I don't seem to get excited at the same things anymore.

I don't get excited when I get straight A's anymore and my pending graduation is a mere formality. I don't feel accomplished when I maintain my weight loss because I've already conquered my body when I lost the weight the first time. I've lost count of the goals that I've met. I now celebrate my accomplishments by rolling my eyes instead of a pat on the back.

Is this a sign that I'm growing older and wiser?

Answer 1

As we grow older our views change. What we once saw as a major accomplishment we now see as just a stepping stone. Yes you are becoming wiser we all do with time. As for your pending graduation. I am assuming that you are in college it probably feels more like a relief that it is finally over than a major accomplishment. It is likely because you have been working so hard at it for so long that the excitement that you felt in the beginning has now been tapered by the hard work that you have had to accomplish. Now that it is coming to an end you are bound to have mix emotions, You are taking the next step in your life and you will have new goals that you will set for yourself. It is not that you have lost count of the goals that you have met it is that you have conquered these goals and you know that you have new ones waiting for you.

Even with all that. You need to take the time to pat yourself on the back. For your graduation and your weight maintance. It would be just as easy for you to fail in these areas. So give yourself kudos. Treat yourself to something special this will keep you willing and able to move forward to the next goal. If we simply deny ourselves the pat on the backs we will lose our drive and not be able to accomplish other goals.
So from me to you KUDOS. WAY TO GO KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK.

Answer 2

To grow older and wiser one still should feel some excitement about the things that they accomplish. It is not the same sort of excitement that one feels when they are 5 or 6 or even when they are 14 or 15. I guess it is a quiet kind of pride that comes with knowing the hard work that you put into comleting a job ( whatever that job or goal might be).
I hope that this helps to answer your question.

Answer 3

Well when novelty wears off i tend to be less exited keep those As, when u graduate that'll be a good acomplishment.
Older and wiser doesn't HAVE mean less fun, when people u love (like cool aunts ) grow old you miss who they used to be and long for them to be a kid again. However some people never lose their kidish touch try to get your back again! Only u know how though.

Answer 4

No, I wouldn't love my child less if they didn't live uproar expectations. Children are children. They should be able to express themselves as much as any other kid. You should too. Speaking of expressing, share your feeling with your mother. I don't think she doesn't love you. I think she is a bit ignorant to you, not understanding your feelings. Don't think that you don't belong, or that you should leave forever. Have your father, who you have a decent relationship with, to talk to her. A mother - daughter relationship should be strong in any way. And this is coming from a boy.