# Sixty. Still curious.

2026-10-18 · Joakim Jardenberg. English translation by AI. Original wording preserved. Titles and image descriptions added by AI. Editorial connections: AI + JJ.

Folks. I turned 60 this week.

I've never worked this much and never had this much fun. AI still leaves me utterly amazed. But I have also, from time to time, been afraid of becoming redundant.

That worry, although I no longer remember what triggered it then, was part of the background to ‘Our time to shine’, which I wrote in January 2025 about AI and the opportunities for those of us over 55. That was, incidentally, the last time I felt that way.

Now I've written a follow-up. A little older, still curious. No longer worried for myself, but certainly concerned that so many others are worried.

Needlessly worried, I hope. Because it is our time to shine. Still.

... and you know where to find the link.

![Joakim Jardenberg makes a peace sign beside a stencil of an older person on a mobility scooter.](https://jardenberg.com/images/notes/7517663297027022848-1.jpeg)

Image description · AI: JJ smiles and raises two fingers beside street art showing an older person on a mobility scooter also raising two fingers. Graffiti surrounds the stencil on a pale wall. The photograph accompanies his reflection on turning 60.

[Original LinkedIn post](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7517663297027022848/)

## Follow this thread

Editorial connection · AI + JJ

Read alongside this · 2026-08-31

[Learning, at any hour.](https://jardenberg.com/notes/learning-at-any-hour)

The earlier note explores the pleasure of continuing to learn through a conversation with AI.

## Continue reading

Editorial connections · AI + JJ

[Our time to shine. Still.](https://jardenberg.com/ideas/our-time-to-shine-still) · 2026-10-18

The longer essay revisits the January 2025 reflection on AI and being over 55.

## Original wording

Hörni. I veckan fyllde jag 60.
Jag har aldrig jobbat så mycket och aldrig haft så roligt. AI gör mig fortfarande alldeles häpen. Men jag har också, till och från, varit rädd för att bli överflödig.
Den oron – även om jag inte längre minns vad som triggade det då – var en del av bakgrunden till ”Our time to shine”, som jag skrev i januari 2025 om AI och möjligheterna för oss som passerat 55. Det var för övrigt sista gången jag hade den känslan. 
Nu har jag skrivit en uppföljning. Lite äldre, fortfarande nyfiken. Inte orolig för egen del, längre, men absolut orolig över att så många är oroliga. 

Oroliga i onödan, hoppas jag. För det är ju Our time to shine. Fortfarande.

... och ni vet var ni hittar länken. 

Source: https://jardenberg.com/notes/sixty-and-still-curious

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