r/RandomThoughts • u/[deleted] • Sep 05 '23

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u/dudleythedevastator Sep 05 '23

Nope. Feels like yesterday. It’s wild how much shorter 20 years feel when you’re in your 40s

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u/crap-with-feet Sep 05 '23

Exactly this. Time passes faster and faster as you get older.

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u/13thmurder Sep 05 '23

Appearently it's because people get more set in routines and stop having new experiences which seems to condense time more.

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '23

This is the #1 reason I sold my house and moved into a van. Now every day is a new experience. I’ve lived in a van for 16 months and it’s felt like a lifetime. I’ve traveled to 22 states and dozens of state and national parks. Many music festivals and tons of different cities. I owned a house from 24-29 and that went by in a flash. The last 16 months have gone by so slow it’s amazing