No it's not! Well, I guess it depends on when you make the statement. If you're 25, yes, time can be on your side unless you get drunk and slam into a tree. If you ask someone of the respectable age of 65 if time is on their side, they'd probably say, not as much as before. Why does time seem to go by so quickly when you're older? I've read a few articles about this and people like Stephen Hawkings and other big thinkers say it's a mathematical equation. Lost me there. Or this...let's say the average life expectancy is 100. You're now 20, so, you then have 80% of your life left to live. Or take the opposite, you're now 80 therefore you have only 20% of your life to live. Well, that's depressing. That doesn't make that much sense to me because it doesn't answer the feeling that time is going by rapidly. Here's an answer I like. It's from Psychology Today written by Ronald Riggio, Ph.D. He says, "that the best answer for this phenomenon is that the early years are full of first time events, your first date, the birth of your first child, that first big vacation, etc. First occasions are novel events and we tend to make more detailed and lasting memories of those first times. When we repeat the event, year after year, it is less likely to make a unique or lasting impression... So here is the key to slowing down the pace of life (at least psychologically): As much as possible, take advantage of new and unique experiences. When we go to the same places and do the same things, we don't make distinct memories and time seems to fly by...focus on positive (rather than negative) past memories, trying to live more in the present, and holding a positive perception of the future-envisioning a future full of hope and optimism. IN OTHER WORDS...use your time wisely!
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Monday, February 18, 2013
Time Time Time is on My Side, Yes it is....
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No it's not! Well, I guess it depends on when you make the statement. If you're 25, yes, time can be on your side unless you get drunk and slam into a tree. If you ask someone of the respectable age of 65 if time is on their side, they'd probably say, not as much as before. Why does time seem to go by so quickly when you're older? I've read a few articles about this and people like Stephen Hawkings and other big thinkers say it's a mathematical equation. Lost me there. Or this...let's say the average life expectancy is 100. You're now 20, so, you then have 80% of your life left to live. Or take the opposite, you're now 80 therefore you have only 20% of your life to live. Well, that's depressing. That doesn't make that much sense to me because it doesn't answer the feeling that time is going by rapidly. Here's an answer I like. It's from Psychology Today written by Ronald Riggio, Ph.D. He says, "that the best answer for this phenomenon is that the early years are full of first time events, your first date, the birth of your first child, that first big vacation, etc. First occasions are novel events and we tend to make more detailed and lasting memories of those first times. When we repeat the event, year after year, it is less likely to make a unique or lasting impression... So here is the key to slowing down the pace of life (at least psychologically): As much as possible, take advantage of new and unique experiences. When we go to the same places and do the same things, we don't make distinct memories and time seems to fly by...focus on positive (rather than negative) past memories, trying to live more in the present, and holding a positive perception of the future-envisioning a future full of hope and optimism. IN OTHER WORDS...use your time wisely!
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No it's not! Well, I guess it depends on when you make the statement. If you're 25, yes, time can be on your side unless you get drunk and slam into a tree. If you ask someone of the respectable age of 65 if time is on their side, they'd probably say, not as much as before. Why does time seem to go by so quickly when you're older? I've read a few articles about this and people like Stephen Hawkings and other big thinkers say it's a mathematical equation. Lost me there. Or this...let's say the average life expectancy is 100. You're now 20, so, you then have 80% of your life left to live. Or take the opposite, you're now 80 therefore you have only 20% of your life to live. Well, that's depressing. That doesn't make that much sense to me because it doesn't answer the feeling that time is going by rapidly. Here's an answer I like. It's from Psychology Today written by Ronald Riggio, Ph.D. He says, "that the best answer for this phenomenon is that the early years are full of first time events, your first date, the birth of your first child, that first big vacation, etc. First occasions are novel events and we tend to make more detailed and lasting memories of those first times. When we repeat the event, year after year, it is less likely to make a unique or lasting impression... So here is the key to slowing down the pace of life (at least psychologically): As much as possible, take advantage of new and unique experiences. When we go to the same places and do the same things, we don't make distinct memories and time seems to fly by...focus on positive (rather than negative) past memories, trying to live more in the present, and holding a positive perception of the future-envisioning a future full of hope and optimism. IN OTHER WORDS...use your time wisely!
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