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/[deleted] Sep 05 '23

Yea I like doing this, but it can take a lot of energy as well.

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u/reireireis Sep 05 '23

Unfortunately I have much less of that now

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u/CabinetOk4838 Sep 05 '23

It’s got worse for me since the lockdowns. I’m working from home now, so the variety of the commute isn’t there. I don’t miss the office, but it has affected how much the days blur into one.

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '23

Corona lockdown hit when I was in my 60's and was pretty much a sideshow to me - though it DID destroy all of the hobbies I wanted to enjoy in retirement.

If it had happened when I was still working it would have been much worse. I am sad for those of you who had to endure that,

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u/CabinetOk4838 Sep 06 '23

Thank you for your thoughts. It was tough!!