You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks

After 20 years of using Quark for laying out the newspaper, we switched, suddenly, dramatically, irrevocably, Tuesday to InDesign. Now I'm an old dog. I'm 54 years old. I had all the shortcuts down in Quark. I could whip out pages like a card dealer in Vegas deals blackjack. The switchover has been slow. I'm learning. I love the challenge. I will learn the InDesign shortcuts and pretty soon wonder why we didn't switch over from Quark years earlier. For now, I've got a full-body cramp from the stress of so much learning, so fast.

The bigger point is this. No matter how old you are, you can start something new, whether that is weightlifting, aerobics or joining a bird-watching group. Just do it. Go for it. Have a good time and enjoy the new challenge. An old dog can learn new tricks.