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Probably not the article I needed to see after coming home from moving my oldest into his dorm. Guess I might as well go get a rocking chair on the lawn. Actu

Probably not the article I needed to see after coming home from moving my oldest into his dorm. Guess I might as well go get a rocking chair on the lawn. Actually, I think this article is wrong in one important way. It doesn't take into account the effect of laying down new memories. The more, new experiences you have, the slower time appears to have passed [past tense, how it's remembered], while, paradoxically, making it pass [present tense, while experiencing] go faster. So, spend all your time on the couch, watch time pass slow but evaporate. Go do something new and different, watch it fly by while having had more there. Memories play weirdly with verb tenses...

creamyhorror 14y ago
Good observation on the memories. During intense periods of memory-forming activity, you feel like time passes quickly, because more things are packed into less time and you move on from one thing to the next (think camps in your childhood when everything was exciting, there was a competition to prepare for, etc.). Once it's actually over, you felt like it just zoomed by so quick, but was packed full of stuff. It's the same with the grade/primary-school years: each year feels so full of experiences, but before you know it you're in primary/grade 6 and at the start of a new phase, wondering how you got there so quickly. I used to be almost scared by how quickly I moved through the school years, thinking I'd be an adult in no time. I think young people just tend to have much more packed into their time, which makes it feel longer. You literally live more when you have more different experiences in the same time. That's why I regret it when I think back and realise I haven't been doing anything much different over the past week. I'm going to have to schedule better and make some time for salsa/whatever classes. So yes, I strongly agree with your conclusion: > Go do something new and different, watch it fly by while having had more there. Wring life out of every day.
- AznHisoka 14y ago
  I also agree. When we get older, we establish a routine: get up, go to work, do errands, etc. When we're young, yes, we might have some routines but we're constantly meeting new people, learning new things, and facing fresh, new situations. For me, ever since I graduated, the past 6 years have been one HUGE blur...
8ig8 14y ago
Your comment reminded me of this wonderful video: Moments http://vimeo.com/8189067 http://vimeo.com/8189067
- mistermann 14y ago
  For me, this was well worth watching. I bet the age of the viewer (amongst many other things of course) has a large affect on the individual impact.
MaysonL 14y ago
Try On the Experience of Time by Robert Ornstein. Has some fascinating experimental results.

creamyhorror 14y ago

Good observation on the memories. During intense periods of memory-forming activity, you feel like time passes quickly, because more things are packed into less time and you move on from one thing to the next (think camps in your childhood when everything was exciting, there was a competition to prepare for, etc.). Once it's actually over, you felt like it just zoomed by so quick, but was packed full of stuff. It's the same with the grade/primary-school years: each year feels so full of experiences, but before you know it you're in primary/grade 6 and at the start of a new phase, wondering how you got there so quickly. I used to be almost scared by how quickly I moved through the school years, thinking I'd be an adult in no time. I think young people just tend to have much more packed into their time, which makes it feel longer. You literally live more when you have more different experiences in the same time. That's why I regret it when I think back and realise I haven't been doing anything much different over the past week. I'm going to have to schedule better and make some time for salsa/whatever classes. So yes, I strongly agree with your conclusion: > Go do something new and different, watch it fly by while having had more there. Wring life out of every day.

AznHisoka 14y ago
I also agree. When we get older, we establish a routine: get up, go to work, do errands, etc. When we're young, yes, we might have some routines but we're constantly meeting new people, learning new things, and facing fresh, new situations. For me, ever since I graduated, the past 6 years have been one HUGE blur...

8ig8 14y ago

Your comment reminded me of this wonderful video: Moments http://vimeo.com/8189067 http://vimeo.com/8189067

mistermann 14y ago
For me, this was well worth watching. I bet the age of the viewer (amongst many other things of course) has a large affect on the individual impact.

MaysonL 14y ago

Try On the Experience of Time by Robert Ornstein. Has some fascinating experimental results.