Life cycle & Reapplication

You know how kids start being attentive open to listening, learning and absorbing until the hormones kick in and they become stupid before they get smarter, that what we call adolescence. Teenage passes and they get attentive open to listening, learning and absorbing new knowledge again.

Wonder if we relive the same experiences at a smaller scale with every new life stage in life? Not that I have performed any real research in this area, but the joy of observations. I have noticed how individuals learn and quickly get to a point where they believe they know all they need to know.

May be this is a people and organization thing only since most traditional life cycle management cycles have the traditional “S” curve. Or may be I just see humans mature too soon like the “S” curves or may be they do as they seek new interests at regular intervals. That should explain midlife crisis.