Occasionally thoughts like this will shake me out of my routine enough to really consider how insane it is that we, collectively, tolerate 5 days a week of work and only 2 for rest.
Occasionally thoughts like this will shake me out of my routine enough to really consider how insane it is that we, collectively, tolerate 5 days a week of work and only 2 for rest.
At work I do this thing where on regular 2 day weekends I say “happy short weekend”, and on 3 day weekends I say “happy regular weekend” in efforts to normalize 3 day weekends. Nothing has changed...
At work I do this thing where on regular 2 day weekends I say “happy short weekend”, and on 3 day weekends I say “happy regular weekend” in efforts to normalize 3 day weekends. Nothing has changed but it never fails to get a few laughs 😂
Short, sweet, and insightful. This aligns with my thoughts on perception of the speed of the passage of time which I observe to be inversely proportional to the amount of novelty experienced. I'll...
Short, sweet, and insightful. This aligns with my thoughts on perception of the speed of the passage of time which I observe to be inversely proportional to the amount of novelty experienced. I'll also make an effort to have one novel/memorable encounter a day.
In the context of regular meditation, a phenomenon emerges wherein time perception undergoes a distinct shift, both within the meditative state itself and in the course of everyday activities,...
In the context of regular meditation, a phenomenon emerges wherein time perception undergoes a distinct shift, both within the meditative state itself and in the course of everyday activities, albeit manifesting in dissimilar manners. During the meditative practice, upon attaining the familiar meditative state, the passage of time appears to accelerate considerably. Conversely, outside the realm of meditation, within the ordinary span of the day, an increased awareness is observed concerning the intervals between one's thoughts and the automatic emergence of emotions and cognitive processes previously overlooked. The mind is fascinating.
Interesting. I experience that 'elongation of time' quite regularly. I live in one community, but I often drive 500 miles to our other house to do work there. While Im gone, time always seems to...
Interesting. I experience that 'elongation of time' quite regularly. I live in one community, but I often drive 500 miles to our other house to do work there. While Im gone, time always seems to elongate for my wife and I as both of our daily routines are thoroughly broken. I'll phone my wife daily but after a week, when neither of us can particularly remember what day I left I'll ask, 'how long have I been gone?' and invariably we both guess that its been 10 or 12 days, and then one of us will check the calendar and confirms its only been a week. If Im gone two weeks it feels like a month. I usually quip that its the long drive that takes me through the 'time space continuum'.
I think you're onto something here. I just started a new job about a month ago, and while that first week (while I was settling in) felt long, these last three have slipped by in a blink. This is...
the amount of time felt is greatly related to the number of memories created.
I think you're onto something here. I just started a new job about a month ago, and while that first week (while I was settling in) felt long, these last three have slipped by in a blink.
Working from different locations and taking different morning running routes has been a good start.
This is a good idea, but while the monk can run, the temple (gym) can't run with him.
Interesting observation. Coming from the angle of the pandemic + remote work: At the beginning of the pandemic, I'd definitely noticed "the days went by quicker". However, as the world opened back...
Interesting observation. Coming from the angle of the pandemic + remote work:
At the beginning of the pandemic, I'd definitely noticed "the days went by quicker". However, as the world opened back up again, I've noticed this feeling has not gone away. I wake up, it's time for coffee. Then work. Then close laptop. Then to the gym, then wind down. Every day. I'll often feel, at night, that morning was just a few minutes ago-- things like that. I wouldn't even say my life is boring; I spend time with people I care about every week. But my core routine can be pretty boring, and it stands out because of how much time, proportionally, I spend in it.
Makes me think that I'd not only taken office work for granted, but I've also been quite passive about how I handle remote work. Coming into the office put me into a new social situation every day, whereas I don't have to talk to anybody if I'm working from home. Introducing more variety into my day "just because" is an interesting, and simple, idea, and tbh it'll probably work; it's just amusing that I'd just accepted my samey routine and never thought to do anything about it until reading a blog post about it.
Thanks for the post. Very interesting. I would like to test this statement in a prospective manner: "the amount of time felt is greatly related to the number of memories created." The main...
Thanks for the post. Very interesting.
I would like to test this statement in a prospective manner: "the amount of time felt is greatly related to the number of memories created." The main difficulty is with the word "felt".
I have thought that the amount of time felt is related to the number of events we have forgotten and we cannot fill in with our memories. We do not forget when we do just routine, we forget when we do many new things.
That may explain why we want to keep memories (pics, videos, etc.) of those memorable events...
Occasionally thoughts like this will shake me out of my routine enough to really consider how insane it is that we, collectively, tolerate 5 days a week of work and only 2 for rest.
At work I do this thing where on regular 2 day weekends I say “happy short weekend”, and on 3 day weekends I say “happy regular weekend” in efforts to normalize 3 day weekends. Nothing has changed but it never fails to get a few laughs 😂
Short, sweet, and insightful. This aligns with my thoughts on perception of the speed of the passage of time which I observe to be inversely proportional to the amount of novelty experienced. I'll also make an effort to have one novel/memorable encounter a day.
In the context of regular meditation, a phenomenon emerges wherein time perception undergoes a distinct shift, both within the meditative state itself and in the course of everyday activities, albeit manifesting in dissimilar manners. During the meditative practice, upon attaining the familiar meditative state, the passage of time appears to accelerate considerably. Conversely, outside the realm of meditation, within the ordinary span of the day, an increased awareness is observed concerning the intervals between one's thoughts and the automatic emergence of emotions and cognitive processes previously overlooked. The mind is fascinating.
Interesting. I experience that 'elongation of time' quite regularly. I live in one community, but I often drive 500 miles to our other house to do work there. While Im gone, time always seems to elongate for my wife and I as both of our daily routines are thoroughly broken. I'll phone my wife daily but after a week, when neither of us can particularly remember what day I left I'll ask, 'how long have I been gone?' and invariably we both guess that its been 10 or 12 days, and then one of us will check the calendar and confirms its only been a week. If Im gone two weeks it feels like a month. I usually quip that its the long drive that takes me through the 'time space continuum'.
I think you're onto something here. I just started a new job about a month ago, and while that first week (while I was settling in) felt long, these last three have slipped by in a blink.
This is a good idea, but while the monk can run, the temple (gym) can't run with him.
Interesting observation. Coming from the angle of the pandemic + remote work:
At the beginning of the pandemic, I'd definitely noticed "the days went by quicker". However, as the world opened back up again, I've noticed this feeling has not gone away. I wake up, it's time for coffee. Then work. Then close laptop. Then to the gym, then wind down. Every day. I'll often feel, at night, that morning was just a few minutes ago-- things like that. I wouldn't even say my life is boring; I spend time with people I care about every week. But my core routine can be pretty boring, and it stands out because of how much time, proportionally, I spend in it.
Makes me think that I'd not only taken office work for granted, but I've also been quite passive about how I handle remote work. Coming into the office put me into a new social situation every day, whereas I don't have to talk to anybody if I'm working from home. Introducing more variety into my day "just because" is an interesting, and simple, idea, and tbh it'll probably work; it's just amusing that I'd just accepted my samey routine and never thought to do anything about it until reading a blog post about it.
Thanks for the post. Very interesting.
I would like to test this statement in a prospective manner: "the amount of time felt is greatly related to the number of memories created." The main difficulty is with the word "felt".
I have thought that the amount of time felt is related to the number of events we have forgotten and we cannot fill in with our memories. We do not forget when we do just routine, we forget when we do many new things.
That may explain why we want to keep memories (pics, videos, etc.) of those memorable events...