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I probably had more energy in my 40s than I did in my 20s. And in my 50s, I had more time too (kids were grown and gone). In my 60s, yeah, energy down signific
by PaulDavisThe1st 2y ago
I probably had more energy in my 40s than I did in my 20s. And in my 50s, I had more time too (kids were grown and gone).
In my 60s, yeah, energy down significantly, and time moves so fast.
- acuozzo 2y ago> and time moves so fast I'm not in my 60s yet, but I've struggled keeping a routine all of my life and I've discovered that I feel like my days are slipping away when I do well at it for a stretch. Are you a regimented person?
- PaulDavisThe1st 2y agoI would not say so. I prefer serendipity to routine, which I fear may be a mistake.
- safety1st 2y agoPlease elaborate on this idea of time moving so fast in your 60s. It is terrifying to me. I'm in my early 40s and I already feel like it is slipping away from me so quickly. I want to achieve my ambitions and I also want to enjoy life, and despite being at the peak of my competency, it just feels like there's never enough time for both.
- PaulDavisThe1st 2y agoIf I "blinked" when I was 40 (in the sense of not paying much attention to what was happening over what felt like a not particularly long period of time), maybe a week would go by. Now, it's months. Or maybe it's an effect closer to memory "time compression". When I was 40, 6 months of memories was quite a distinct cluster of different things. Now, 6 months of memories is closer to one memory. It's not precisely like that, and certainly not all the time, but that's a handwaving general description of how I perceive things these days.
- safety1st 2y agoYeah, this is absolutely horrifying. I have seen this phenomenon discussed before, and I can perceive its impact in my own life. It implies that from the standpoint of perception my life may already be mostly over without me having realized it.