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Re:Letter to Pixar President Ed Catmull [pdf] by hyperthesis on Thursday March 09, 2023 @07:26AM (#35080519)
Time goes faster as we age, maybe because of lack of novelty. When most things are as you expect, they are less engaging. But we want to use our hard-won expertise; we don't want to feel stupid, ignorant or foolish; and we don't want to lose our position, prestige or mortgage.

Maybe this contributed to him leaving his career. Jobs liked the saying "stay foolish".

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Re:Letter to Pixar President Ed Catmull [pdf] by mejutoco on Thursday March 09, 2023 @08:01AM (#35080750)
Intuitively this feels right. When we are young, everything is new. As we age, more experiences are repetitive, or one falls into a routine. During the pandemic every day felt the same, too, so I am even more convinced of it now.
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