nglodnig Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 (edited) When we were young, we had only a few years of life experience to judge with our time perception. So days seemed like weeks, months like years. etc. When you were seven years old you only had a few scant years of memories so being told "we'll do it next year" seemed literally like a lifetime. You had only been self-aware for a short time (a few years) so that was like 25% or more of your whole life. We got older - we got more memories that ARE our time perception. The more things that happen to you, the longer your life memories seem to be. Then you entered your (later) adult life and maybe got stuck in a rut - every day the same. Days seemed to drag out endlessly but as there were no stimuli you could record in your memory - so looking back over the year, it went "whoosh" - nothing memorable there. The years rushed by quickly. THEN you started to do interesting things, change your life - and suddenly days were short and the years are chock-a-block with memories! Life is long again.... Discuss. Edited May 5, 2022 by webfact Formatting fixed //Amin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Monday Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Agree with most of above but the last two years were the longest of my life. Glad to be alive an only one funeral attended but the disruption and expense was enormous. Except for people in Thailand, many friends family not seen for 2 years. As long as travel restrictions in certain countries remain, no return to normal for me. Days pass so quickly however. With all the things to do, and the over saturation of entertainments, internet and delivery services. I had to force myself to go outside just to get some exercise and walk. Really had no reason to leave my place of temporary dwelling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gottfrid Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 So, I understand you pain and frustration. Don´t you worry, as the days are still 24 hours long and the year consists of 365 days most of the time. Sometimes even longer. Everything else is just an illusion made up by single individuals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Life makes no sense to me. Have fun, work, fart, eat, sleep etc Same thing year after year. Whats the point? Every year the same things easter, songkran, xmas. Nothing new. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
473geo Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Days seem to flash past now and before I know it somebody is telling me the weekend is here ???? always something to do but not always the energy or enthusiasm to do it ???? Looking forward to post covid and days full of relaxing entertainment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavideol Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 no long ago heard two guys having a conversation, 1 saying he was enjoying life 24 hours a day and the other told him that he should enjoy the nights as well 555 for me 1 day at the time is good enough and they do go by very fast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacessit Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 When one is ten, one year is 10% of your life. When one is 50 yo, it is only 2%. And so on. Time relativism, the rate at which time passes depends on your frame of reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 2 hours ago, Mavideol said: no long ago heard two guys having a conversation, 1 saying he was enjoying life 24 hours a day and the other told him that he should enjoy the nights as well 555 for me 1 day at the time is good enough and they do go by very fast He enjoys sleeping? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pmbkk Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Live your life mate - you may not be here tomorrow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Age related time perception is linked your metabolic rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamfalang Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 When I was 17 I was convinced I would never want to live past 30. OMG, 30. Who's that old?? owned by your parents, puppet.....student.....first job, second, third. more school. stronger relationships.... then around 35, IMO, life stops going parabolic. 35 to my current age of 293.......all the hurdles have been jumped, so now I gotta create some just to "live." tomorrow....explore jade mines in Burma. If you don't have that energy like when you were younger, well, the days seem longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Dear Friend, I am not sure whether or not you understand the perception of Time. As we age, our perception of time does change, and the seconds tick faster. Sometimes, looking back, you might think that you have not done much. And now that Time is speeding up, you become worried that there might not be enough time to accomplish what you had hoped you might. Just keep in mind that, for everyone, the seconds tick faster, as one ages. Not sure if this might help you. However, if anyone, over the age of 60, is in prison is reading my words, then this might provide a bit of solace. This is Experimental Psychology 101. Regards, Note: I do hope that anyone reading this is not existing on a diet of bread and water, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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