Bluetreefrog@lemmy.worldM to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWhat has been the biggest surprise about getting older?message-squaremessage-square164fedilinkarrow-up1199
arrow-up1199message-squareWhat has been the biggest surprise about getting older?Bluetreefrog@lemmy.worldM to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square164fedilink
minus-squareMelllvar@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up61·1 year agoEach additional decade of age seems half as long as the previous one was. 0-10 took forever 10-20 took 20 years 20-30 took 10 years 30-40 took 5 years I’m 40 and it feels like 50 is next year already.
minus-squarebradorsomething@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 year agoThat makes sense based on your perception of time. 0-10 was your whole life doubling, over and over. 10-20, your life doubled. 20-30 your life will increase 33%. And so on.
Each additional decade of age seems half as long as the previous one was.
0-10 took forever
10-20 took 20 years
20-30 took 10 years
30-40 took 5 years
I’m 40 and it feels like 50 is next year already.
That makes sense based on your perception of time. 0-10 was your whole life doubling, over and over. 10-20, your life doubled. 20-30 your life will increase 33%. And so on.
This is a rough one.