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Does time feel like it's moving faster?
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dr_octagon
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It's all in the wrist
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If I smoke, it goes slower. But I also get less done. It's a paradox, OP.
Wildebeest
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Line up behind someone older than you at a supermarket checkout, and you will realize there are people for who time whizzes past even faster.
Doom85
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35, and have felt the opposite frankly. Not saying time has majorly slowed down, but I feel the years in my 30’s have gone slower than my 20’s.
NecrosaroIII
Ultimate DQ Fan
That's my biggest fear
Wheeljack539
Member
Yup. Remember being a child? And waiting for Christmas to come and how every day moved slower than greased molasses and that it was "never going to get here"? Nowadays most of us see December 18th and freak out on "wasn't Thanksgiving a week ago!".
teezzy
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Doom85
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Well, stuff like that helps explains my mindset somewhat. The amount of work and stress at my job increases a lot in November and December due to the holiday season. I guarantee that period of time went by faster for me as a kid than for me nowadays.
ClanOfNone
Member
Time dilation is a real motherfucker the older you get.
decisions
Member
I feel like people oversimplify this idea, would like to see some science on it.
For me time only goes faster when I am stuck in a period of time where everyday is similar, usually during a depressive period where I don’t leave the house much.
The two years of the pandemic feel liek they went by so fast because I don’t have many distinct memories to associate with each day, but before this I was in college and I remember thinking that it felt so much longer than high school.
For me time only goes faster when I am stuck in a period of time where everyday is similar, usually during a depressive period where I don’t leave the house much.
The two years of the pandemic feel liek they went by so fast because I don’t have many distinct memories to associate with each day, but before this I was in college and I remember thinking that it felt so much longer than high school.
Which is do lame. Shouldn't it go the other way? When I'm 65 I want a day to feel like a month. Lol
Nico_D
Member
Yeah. I believe the older you get, the less highlights there is. You've seen it all and done most of the things multiple times. Less highlights means there's less things to stick in the memory. If you want time to "move" more slowly, do something new or untypical every day.
The Cockatrice
I'm retarded?
What..? The more fun you're having or doing something new the faster time is perceived. Thats how it goes, not the other way around. It's when you're just bored out of your mind when time is perceived slower.
bitbydeath
Gold Member
I believe there are two factors involved here, current time and perceived time.
Current time: The more focused and alert you are the slower time will move, hence the saying ‘a watched pot never boils’, or why you recall school as being the slowest part of your life. (Due to each school day requiring a lot of focus)
Perceived time: Memory based, if you follow the same routine your brain cuts it as it’s unneeded, boring, repetitive data, shortening your memories.
Current time: The more focused and alert you are the slower time will move, hence the saying ‘a watched pot never boils’, or why you recall school as being the slowest part of your life. (Due to each school day requiring a lot of focus)
Perceived time: Memory based, if you follow the same routine your brain cuts it as it’s unneeded, boring, repetitive data, shortening your memories.
PSYGN
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p_xavier
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It's an awful feeling. Older you get, not knowing when you'll die and it might be soon, than you do an activity and tell yourself, well enjoy it, it'll be the last one in your life.
Nico_D
Member
Retrospectively. When you look back, a year seems to have been longer as there are more things to remember.
Of course time goes faster when at that moment. We spoke of two different things.
Badlucktroll
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JimmyRustler
Member
Same. Sleep less folks.
MudoSkills
Volcano High Alumnus (Cum Laude)
Personally, I feel like this really started when gaming stopped celebrating feminine beauty.
Punished Miku
Banned
My girlfriend made me go see Toto and Journey the other day with her dad. Time moved very slowly.
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Yep. Each unit of time represents a smaller and smaller portion of your life as you get older. Weeks feel like days now
V1LÆM
Gold Member
i remember as a kid a year felt like it lasted forever. i can't believe how quick the last decade went. 2012 to me doesn't feel like it was that long ago.
days/weeks/months go by so damn fast now it's terrifying. i don't like getting older
by my age, my parents had me. i've almost lived as long without my dad than i have with him and i'm now 2/3rds his age when he died. it's shit like that which is making me feel old .i am much more aware of my mortality. i wouldn't be surprised if i was dead in 10-15 years...and like i said the last 10 years have went by quickly. while i hope i have many years left...it might not feel like it. time is slipping away.
days/weeks/months go by so damn fast now it's terrifying. i don't like getting older
by my age, my parents had me. i've almost lived as long without my dad than i have with him and i'm now 2/3rds his age when he died. it's shit like that which is making me feel old .i am much more aware of my mortality. i wouldn't be surprised if i was dead in 10-15 years...and like i said the last 10 years have went by quickly. while i hope i have many years left...it might not feel like it. time is slipping away.
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Javthusiast
Banned
It mostly definitely does get faster with age. Especially if you are chilling at home having fun playing games etc. hours fly, but at work it feels long as hell.
The Cockatrice
I'm retarded?
No that makes no sense. "Time flies when you're having fun" does not have a predefined time. It applies to months, years, decades, etc. People will always be like "damn time sure flew by fast, cuz I did a lot of stuff". Absolutely no one is going to say time went by fast by doing nothing or being bored, lmao.
Kilau
Gold Member
The man in the moon speaks the truth.
EverydayBeast
ChatGPT 0.1
Time travel is being attempted as we type.
Nico_D
Member
It is about memory and retrospective perspective of time. Looking back a year seems to have been going slower if you have spent doing new stuff and faster if lived by following routines as there are less things to remember.
Why our sense of time speeds up as we age — and how to slow it down
We can’t slow time itself down, but we can do things to pace ourselves and create more lasting impressions of times past.
www.nbcnews.com
How to slow down time: Marc Wittmann on time perception
Neuropsychologist Marc Wittmann helps explain how time perception works – from the role attention plays to why time seems to speed up.
memory.ai
7 Ways to Slow Down Your Perception of Time | Mark's Daily Apple
I'm 62. I'm supposed to have a big belly. I'm supposed to be taking at least four prescription drugs a day (PDF). I'm supposed to be lining up for the
www.marksdailyapple.com
How To Trick Your Brain To Slow Down Time
You may not be able to warp space-time, but you can use these two psychological processes to slow your perception of time.
Google more yourself.
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The Cockatrice
I'm retarded?
It is about memory and retrospective perspective of time. Looking back a year seems to have been going slower if you have spent doing new stuff and faster if lived by following routines as there are less things to remember.
Why our sense of time speeds up as we age — and how to slow it down
We can’t slow time itself down, but we can do things to pace ourselves and create more lasting impressions of times past.
How to slow down time: Marc Wittmann on time perception
Neuropsychologist Marc Wittmann helps explain how time perception works – from the role attention plays to why time seems to speed up.
7 Ways to Slow Down Your Perception of Time | Mark's Daily Apple
I'm 62. I'm supposed to have a big belly. I'm supposed to be taking at least four prescription drugs a day (PDF). I'm supposed to be lining up for the
How To Trick Your Brain To Slow Down Time
You may not be able to warp space-time, but you can use these two psychological processes to slow your perception of time.www.fastcompany.com
Google more yourself.
Nah. Nothing to google. We aint doing science and facts here.
ForAcademicPurposes
Gold Member
Not on Mondays.... fucking hell
BlackOlivesMatter
Banned
Here's another thing to think about
On your 40th birthday, you are 16,398,720,000 miles away from the spot in the universe that you were born.
and that's still only 0.027 light years away from the spot in the universe that you were born.
Also, every molecule and atom in your body is made up from material that came from a star or stars that formed billions of years ago.
On your 40th birthday, you are 16,398,720,000 miles away from the spot in the universe that you were born.
and that's still only 0.027 light years away from the spot in the universe that you were born.
Also, every molecule and atom in your body is made up from material that came from a star or stars that formed billions of years ago.
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