Why time seems to pass faster as we age

Re:Why time seems to pass faster as we age by theodric on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @01:28PM (#39527614)

Life is long, provided you don't just waste your time with nonsense. Even eternity wouldn't be long enough for the compulsive procrasturbator.

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Re:Why time seems to pass faster as we age by simpletone on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @01:43PM (#39527844)

> Life is long, provided you don't just waste your time with nonsense.

Life is short whether you waste it on nonsense or not. It's the nature of human life.

> Even eternity wouldn't be long enough for the compulsive procrasturbator.

Sure. But eternity isn't enough for the most accomplished either. There is a reason why the emperor of china

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/2000-year-old-text...

and steve jobs

https://archive.nytimes.com/well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/2...

both wanted to prolong their lives. I don't think anyone would characterize the emperor of china nor steve jobs as 'procrasturbators'.

You make it sound like active people ( who don't waste their time ) feel that life is long when it's precisely the opposite. It's those who don't waste their time who want to live longer because they have so much more to do.

Then again, 'wasting time' is a concern for many precisely because life is short.

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Re:Why time seems to pass faster as we age by theodric on Wednesday February 28, 2024 @01:34PM (#39541946)

Disagree. Set realistic goals, achieve them, and finish your life satisfied that you've done what you set out to do. Constantly demanding more is a recipe for being unsatisfiable.

If I died today, I'd do so happy that I checked off the most important things on my list. I gain nothing by adding another 100 things to the list just so I can say that life is too short. It's long enough for what I want to do; anything more is a bonus.

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Re:Why time seems to pass faster as we age by david-gpu on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @02:37PM (#39528655)

> Life is long, provided you don't just waste your time with nonsense. Even eternity wouldn't be long enough for the compulsive procrasturbator.

Is it possible you are projecting your own insecurities, given that you are commenting on HN during work hours on a weekday, of all things?

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Re:Why time seems to pass faster as we age by theodric on Wednesday February 28, 2024 @01:27PM (#39541850)

I retired from tech, and it's the off-season on the farm.

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