How To Reconfigure Your Perspective Of Time
Start your resolutions on the 15th and think in weeks
Time is a funny thing. On a personal statistical level, if I start something on the 1st of the month, there’s a higher chance of falling off the bandwagon by the second week.
But if I start on the 15th — then it’s a different story.
I find myself looking at the calendar and pushing on. There is nothing massively different about the execution — just the start date.
Out of curiosity, I decided to go exploring as to why.
The perception of time
As humans, our ability to judge distance evolved over centuries. In most cases, we can tell if something is closer or further away from us. Moving objects engages our ability to actively make decisions on distance and speed.
If we view time as a moving projectile, sometimes our ability to judge its speed and distance goes astray. When this happens, the goal, deadline or milestone checkpoint either pass us by or smacks us right in the face.
I’m sure that I’m not the only one that experiences this very human flaw in keeping track of time.
Our perception of time changes as we grow older. Time seems to move a lot slower for children…
