Mellowed Out
In the year 2000, I changed jobs due to a toxic work environment. Recently, I was at a function and ran into the chief troublemakers and was surprised to see positive attitude changes. He was relaxed, calm, and much easier to talk to. What happened?
As we grow older, our attitudes mellow out. This means we do not stress over the little things and take a casual approach to life. As a result, experience, people skills, and wisdom have increased. Plus, we can see retirement in the near future and are doing whatever it takes to reach that stopping point.
As you may know, I like to have a writing angle to my articles. So where is the connection? Last week, I found a problem with my website and had to reformat the entire site. While making all the changes, I read a few older articles. Wow, these early entries had a harsh attitude. Bam! Right to the point. Hit those hot topics—no room for error. Yet, the latter article read more casually and lightheartedly. It would seem that I had mellowed out and softened my focus.
Did I consciously make this change? I took some noodle time to ponder this, and I think I ended up on a different path. It is easier to write about fun topics. For example, explaining some writing difficulty takes a lot of effort, whereas regaling about something fun in my life is easy.
Is it wrong to mellow out? Should I try to switch back to that cutting edge? I think the answer is that I put myself under a lot of stress early on and now see that it was unnecessary. Does that mean that my readers are doomed to soft articles? I would counter by saying they can look forward to fun articles, and I still occasionally hit them with something intriguing, perhaps controversial. So stay tuned for future (occasionally) hard-hitting topics.
You’re the best -Bill
February 09, 2022 Updated June 08, 2026
As we grow older, our attitudes mellow out. This means we do not stress over the little things and take a casual approach to life. As a result, experience, people skills, and wisdom have increased. Plus, we can see retirement in the near future and are doing whatever it takes to reach that stopping point.
As you may know, I like to have a writing angle to my articles. So where is the connection? Last week, I found a problem with my website and had to reformat the entire site. While making all the changes, I read a few older articles. Wow, these early entries had a harsh attitude. Bam! Right to the point. Hit those hot topics—no room for error. Yet, the latter article read more casually and lightheartedly. It would seem that I had mellowed out and softened my focus.
Did I consciously make this change? I took some noodle time to ponder this, and I think I ended up on a different path. It is easier to write about fun topics. For example, explaining some writing difficulty takes a lot of effort, whereas regaling about something fun in my life is easy.
Is it wrong to mellow out? Should I try to switch back to that cutting edge? I think the answer is that I put myself under a lot of stress early on and now see that it was unnecessary. Does that mean that my readers are doomed to soft articles? I would counter by saying they can look forward to fun articles, and I still occasionally hit them with something intriguing, perhaps controversial. So stay tuned for future (occasionally) hard-hitting topics.
You’re the best -Bill
February 09, 2022 Updated June 08, 2026
