12 Advantages of Old Age. 1  You can sleep anytime or anywhere, maybe. 2  You can drive slow and not be honked at or shot at, maybe. 3  You can forget to zip up and nobody cares, maybe.  You can reread books and magazines because by the time you get to the end you have forgotten the 1  beginning. Soup stains don't bother you anymore.  Every day is a holiday.