Insight #59
As we slide to the end of another year, that question pops up again. Is time speeding up?
Of course it is! The older you get, the faster time ticks as it runs out for you. But for a child, the same year can feel like an age unto itself.
But why?
Because of history.
Take mine, for example. When I was very young, I had no history. Yet, I was furiously creating points of reference to anchor time. Every age was punctuated by its own unique first. First swim, first school, first kiss, first car, first job, first this, first that.
I was moving fast even as every year stuck to its measured 365 days, give or take one.
I am much older now, with a history of many first experiences. Yet, I feel I am repeating myself as my once-unique experiences become replays. Every year seems to be a blur of sameness, with no “first” experience to anchor it in time. No wonder they pass so fast.
But there is a trick you can use to slow time down. Speed up. Make your experiences many, unfamiliar, and stimulating.
Welcome to my side of the nonsense divide.
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Quote of the Moment:
“Not every experience is worth repeating because not every repeat is an experience.” The Chief Nonsense Officer.
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