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My forties were _so far away_ in my teens, like impossibly far away. But on this side of it, it really doesn't seem like all that long ago. Time isn't the same
by chrispine 4y ago
My forties were _so far away_ in my teens, like impossibly far away. But on this side of it, it really doesn't seem like all that long ago.
Time isn't the same over here.
- gonehome 4y agoSupposedly that effect continues, the first third of life feels longer than the last two subjectively (at least I've heard that claimed). Wouldn't surprise me if it's a mixture of processing speed slowing down making things feel like they're moving faster and just the fact that each year is a small percentage of your life. Maybe also less variety day to day as an adult, fewer big changes. You can test the clock speed thing and there's some evidence for it (ask different aged people to estimate when a minute has passed, stuff like that).
- bee_rider 4y agoI dunno if that test would really get to it. Presumably people have an updating idea of what a minute feel like, unless they stopped interacting with clocks in their teenage years.
- exodust 4y agoThe watched kettle never boils. Kids are impatiently waiting to grow up, to get through their teens so they can drive cars, earn money, live freely. The average school day is a long day at the office. I recall sitting in class day-dreaming about not sitting in class.
- gonehome 4y agoYeah, I’d guess prison time also feels pretty long. Children in modern culture serve a pretty long sentence (depending on how good your parents are I suppose).