From notes-to-smBFF in late 2016, re worries about mental fades:

• real things do happen:
  • groping for words
  • forgetting appointments, names, ...
  • finding it's harder to focus and to learn new things
  • seeing the body fail (~1%/year)
  • feeling embarrassment at one's errors
• but there's hope – via self-awareness and being more meta:
  • accept changes, with a sigh if need be
  • establish habits to keep from losing track of things and tasks
  • carry an appointment book and/or notecards to capture thoughts
  • practice deliberate focus and attention
  • build new friendships
  • let go of goals
  • delegate
  • laugh
  • do less, better

(cf Mantra - Do Less, Better (2016-12-14), ...) - ^z - 2018-02-05