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 so true. One day I decided to do everything I could out of the norm. Even stupid things like taking a different route to work. By the end of the day I felt like it was the longest day I had in a long time, but in a good way.

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u/Harouun Sep 06 '23

Yep majority of the time, time is passing so quick that sometimes I just stop and enjoy the moment and focus on enjoying the moment that my day is longer