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Why does life go by so fast
Posted on 2/22/16 at 11:32 am
Posted on 2/22/16 at 11:32 am
It seems like when you are in school (high school, college, grad school) life is moving at such a slow pace. You are young and things can not happen fast enough. Anything is possible and it is exciting. You have all the time in the world to accomplish your goals and dreams.
Then you leave college and once you start working it is like the 'life' fast forward button is stuck on the 4X speed. Sure you have fun outings such as ski trips, sporting events, great vacations, and big purchases but life is still passing by at an extremly fast rate. You sit in disbelieve because it is already time for your 10, 20, or 30 year class reunion. You see people you once knew and they look so much older than what you last remembered. You attend too many funerals and it does not seem like it has been that many years since loved ones have passed away. You see old pictures of yourself or friends and you are stunned about how young everyone looks. There is never enough time to do everything.
Why does life go by so fast once you have entered your working career?
Then you leave college and once you start working it is like the 'life' fast forward button is stuck on the 4X speed. Sure you have fun outings such as ski trips, sporting events, great vacations, and big purchases but life is still passing by at an extremly fast rate. You sit in disbelieve because it is already time for your 10, 20, or 30 year class reunion. You see people you once knew and they look so much older than what you last remembered. You attend too many funerals and it does not seem like it has been that many years since loved ones have passed away. You see old pictures of yourself or friends and you are stunned about how young everyone looks. There is never enough time to do everything.
Why does life go by so fast once you have entered your working career?
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Posted on 2/22/16 at 11:33 am to ctiger69
They don't think it be like it is.
But it do.
But it do.
Posted on 2/22/16 at 11:33 am to ctiger69
thanks for the kick in the gonads, debbie downer
Posted on 2/22/16 at 11:34 am to ctiger69
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Why does life go by so fast once you have entered your working career?
probably because you are always looking ahead to the weekends
so the weeks go by and you just keep thinking about the next weekend
Posted on 2/22/16 at 11:34 am to ctiger69
No one knows why. It just does
Posted on 2/22/16 at 11:35 am to ctiger69
Wait til you turn 40. The years are on warp speed
Posted on 2/22/16 at 11:36 am to ctiger69
I've wondered the same thing. I'm sure someone has written a book or something about this phenomenon.
My best guess is that it has something to do with the fact that, as you get older, increments of time become a smaller and smaller % of your life.
I.e., when you were 10 years old, 1 year was 10% of your entire life. When you're 40 years old, 1 year is 2.5% of your entire life.
My best guess is that it has something to do with the fact that, as you get older, increments of time become a smaller and smaller % of your life.
I.e., when you were 10 years old, 1 year was 10% of your entire life. When you're 40 years old, 1 year is 2.5% of your entire life.
Posted on 2/22/16 at 11:38 am to ctiger69
Larry would lead you to believe it's b/c of the blood pact and occultists...
But he just mad about his girl.
But he just mad about his girl.
This post was edited on 2/22/16 at 11:39 am
Posted on 2/22/16 at 11:39 am to ctiger69
It's called "Frame of reference"...
When you are young a year seems like a long time since you've only experienced a handful of them.
When you are 60, a year goes fast because you've already experienced 59 of them.
All you can do is love the people you care about and let them know it. Don't worry about how fast the ride is accelerating, just hold on tight.
When you are young a year seems like a long time since you've only experienced a handful of them.
When you are 60, a year goes fast because you've already experienced 59 of them.
All you can do is love the people you care about and let them know it. Don't worry about how fast the ride is accelerating, just hold on tight.
Posted on 2/22/16 at 11:39 am to ctiger69
because as you get older, each year tht goes by feels shorter and shorter.
So if youre 10 years old, one year is 10% of the amount oif time youve been on Earth and therefore feels longer even though its really the same amount of time. when youre 40 tho, a year is only 2.5% of the amount of time youve been on earth and thus feels quicker.
So if youre 10 years old, one year is 10% of the amount oif time youve been on Earth and therefore feels longer even though its really the same amount of time. when youre 40 tho, a year is only 2.5% of the amount of time youve been on earth and thus feels quicker.
Posted on 2/22/16 at 11:39 am to ctiger69
life does go by in a blink but just wait until you have kids it feels like you are in warp speed. cherish the moments while you can
Posted on 2/22/16 at 11:40 am to ctiger69
Thanks for depressing the shite out of me....
This post was edited on 2/22/16 at 11:41 am
Posted on 2/22/16 at 11:40 am to ctiger69
Relativity. When you are young, a year is a significantly longer portion of what time you have experienced so far, as you get older, it is more and more minuscule, so it seems like it is going by faster.
Posted on 2/22/16 at 11:41 am to ctiger69
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Why does life go by so fast once you have entered your working career?
I don't know, but it does. I remember starting my first full time job, and now I'm close to retirement, and I don't know where all the years went.
Posted on 2/22/16 at 11:44 am to ctiger69
I've wondered if life goes by fast when you are having a good time, and slowly when you are having a bad time.
It's like a good move that you are really into, goes by fast. One you don't like takes forever to end.
It's like a good move that you are really into, goes by fast. One you don't like takes forever to end.
Posted on 2/22/16 at 11:46 am to ctiger69
Life is the longest thing you do
Posted on 2/22/16 at 11:55 am to ctiger69
Has anyone mentioned relativity yet?
Posted on 2/22/16 at 12:12 pm to ctiger69
I believe that time seems to speed up as you age due to the fact that you perceive it relative to the time that you have lived. For example, when you are 10 years old you perceive a year to be much longer because it represents a period of time that is equivalent to 1/10th of the life as you have known it.
In keeping with that notion it seems to speed up every year. Exceptions being when you have serious issues to deal with like incarceration and or long term illnesses and such.
In keeping with that notion it seems to speed up every year. Exceptions being when you have serious issues to deal with like incarceration and or long term illnesses and such.
This post was edited on 2/22/16 at 12:13 pm
Posted on 2/22/16 at 12:19 pm to ctiger69
I've read somewhere that part of it may have to do with "new experiences". When you're young, almost everything you do is new. As you age, you get more and more into a routine causing your perception of time to speed up. Unfortunately, with the way our society is set up, there's no real good way for the majority to break up the routine significantly and still contribute.
Posted on 2/22/16 at 12:45 pm to ctiger69
I wonder if the old guy that just got out of Angola after 40 years in solitary confinement feels like the time just "flew by"?
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