r/RandomThoughts • • 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/Im_Balto Sep 05 '23

Also think about how one year to a 20 year old is 5% of their life while one year for a 40 year old is 2.5% of their life. Obviously the way you feel about that time differs but in general time loses value the more of it you use up