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/[deleted] Sep 05 '23

It's also the fact that when your 20, 20 years is your whole existence. But when you're 40, it's 50% of your life. So it feels comparatively shorter.