As the end of the year approached, the leader planned a team building activity for relaxation, but in the team of seven of us, only one energetic young man seemed to be in high spirits, and his enthusiasm seemed to shine into my shadow. As the years went by and the hard work grinded, my enthusiasm for this kind of group activity gradually faded, and although I no longer yearned for it in my heart, I still chose to join out of the consideration of friendship with colleagues and the face of the leader. Social animals still need to have the consciousness of social animals. But why do individuals become less and less likely to participate in team activities organized by the company as they get older?
Physiological perspective
As time goes by, our body seems to quietly begin to adjust its rhythm as well. I remember when I was 20 years old, I could study all night for the next day's exam, and after the exam, I could celebrate all night without resting, but when I was 30 years old, I gradually tended to choose a more peaceful night to rest early, otherwise the next day would be muddy and my body would be unsustainable. The body may be telling us that it is no longer so enthusiastic about activities that are so demanding.
And, as we get older, it seems that sports that can be easily recovered from when we are young now take longer to slow down. When I was young, after a fierce basketball game, I was still full of energy to participate in the marathon the next day; But when I get a little older, I begin to feel the ** of my joints, which makes people have to accept the fact that lactic acid decomposition is slowing down, and the recovery time of the body is also quietly getting longer.
Psychological perspective
With the passage of time, interests and priorities have quietly changed. At a young age, there is a desire to socialize and a keen to weave through crowds in search of new friendships and relationships. However, as I got older, my interests began to quietly shift to family and enjoying some personal time. A person comes home from work to clean up the house, spend time with his family, or go fishing, watch a play, and strip life and work.
Moreover, the once expanding social circle seems to have begun to stabilize, and the desire for new social relationships seems to have faded over time. It's not that we've become no longer social, it's that we've come to cherish those true connections and deep friendships, not just superficial interactions. This may be the wisdom that the years have given us to learn how to cherish and invest more in every relationship.
Sociological perspective
With the development of careers and the improvement of social awareness, individuals are becoming more and more clear about their own development boundaries. When I was young, I was eager to leave my own footprints in the workplace, establish a wide range of professional networks, and look for every opportunity to make myself soar. But after gradually clarifying their positioning, giving up the desire to climb up, and standing firmly on a certain platform in their careers, team building has become insignificant, and at the same time, it has lost interest.
The company of children and the aging of parents also compress the free time of individuals very little. Those casual weekends are more arranged for the family, not because they don't love work, but the focus gradually shifts from work to life, and more into family and family relationships.
Final summary
Finally, I would like to conclude with a passage in Chinese: As the years go by, so do the interests. In the past, I was keen to gather together, but now I find it boring. It's not that the fun is lost, but it's really what the heart wants is not what it used to be. The responsibilities of the family are becoming heavier and heavier, and the career path is gradually becoming more stable. The ancients had a saying: "Things are people, and everything is restless", although this saying is ancient, it is reasonable. At each stage of life, the importance and the importance are different. We should do as we please, and we don't need to force ourselves on others.