Does Time Usually Go Fast Or Slow For You?

Share your experience.. Does it go slow for you because you are bored a lot of the time? Does it go fast because you are usually busy?

Comment with whether you perceive time as fast or slow and your opinion of why that is.

The reason why this is a good post to answer is because through others experience you can get better grasp of how people perceive time and maybe even learn to control your perspective of it by observing what causes others to perceive it the way they do.

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SW-User

fast, because I spend most of it engrossed in whatever distraction I can find to keep myself from being overcome with anxiety and existential dread.

TheWhippersnapper

@SW-User What sort of distractions besides this website?

SW-User

@TheWhippersnapper I read and make crafts a lot. I also like taking walks by myself in the woods when I'm warm and no one else is around to see what sorts of animals and bugs I can spot.

TheWhippersnapper

@SW-User How much attention do you pay to the distractions that speed up your perception of time?

SW-User

@TheWhippersnapper That just depends on the day, how interested I am in what I'm doing and how intrusive my thoughts are. Sometimes I can sit down to finish a project and look up and notice five or six hours have passed without thinking about it. Sometimes it's hard to really focus my attention on anything, so I just wander around the house trying a dozen different things and never committing to them. Those days are frustrating and feel like a complete waste of my time.

TheWhippersnapper

@SW-User Would you say five or six hours is a lot for the projects you completed or is that impressively fast?

SW-User

@TheWhippersnapper Ah no, for as long as I've been doing them, I should probably be faster. 😅 I tend to focus too much on small details. But there's something to be said for enjoying the journey instead of trying to rush to your destination... I guess.