7 Things Only People Over 40 Understand

Cutting things out of the newspaper

Newspapers were very famous a few years ago and many people used to buy them every morning because they managed to keep you informed and entertained. However, today we are a click away from the news and other important information. At that time, when you or your parents finished reading a newspaper, you couldn’t throw it away just like that, but you had to cut things out of it and paste them in different journals and oracles. In general, people who did this were considered creative and cool. 

Some people did this because they wanted to keep in touch with other family members, so they sent an important part of an article to a relative with a text that read, “you might find this interesting”, “have you seen it?” or “what do you think about this?”. Nowadays, all you have to do is to send them an email and copy and paste a link. 

 

Sending a handwritten letter

Ask your grandparents about handwritten letters and they will tell you that they were some of the most popular and beautiful things that you had to do to keep in touch with someone. The best part is that the handwritten letters were not only personal, interesting and useful, but they managed to make you happier as well. 

It has been shown that writing your thoughts on a piece of paper can actually increase your level of happiness. According to Steve Toepfer from Kent State University, if you send a handwritten letter from time to time “you’ll feel happier, you’ll feel more satisfied, and if you’re suffering from depressive symptoms, your symptoms will decrease.”

It’s no secret that telling your friends how you feel about them and how much you appreciate them will help you form strong connections and also make you realize that you have a beautiful life and you are surrounded by nice people. 

 

Looking up the spelling of words in the dictionary

There are a lot of apps that can help us with the correct spelling of words and their meaning, but several years ago you needed a dictionary to help you with this task. Imagine that you are traveling to another country where people could not speak English and you do not have a smartphone to help you with the translation. It would be quite difficult for you to communicate with other people, right?

So, back in 1900, many people bought dictionaries to cope with any social situation, especially when they had to visit other countries. If the pronunciation was bad, all you had to do was to go ahead and hope that people understood what you said.