I’m in my early 40s and went through a really intense, almost midlife crisis type period at the start of this year that turned out to be surprisingly transformative. I have come out of it feeling more patient, focused, confident, kind, and much better at honest self‑reflection. It’s just one anecdote, but my working theory is that people hit these developmental turning points at different times; some earlier, some later. studies like this make me wonder how much of that is brain wiring catching up with the lives we have lived so far