The reason? Our brain encodes new experiences, but not familiar ones, into memory, and our retrospective judgment of time is based on how many new memories we create over a certain period. In other words, the more new memories we build on a weekend getaway, the longer that trip will seem in hindsight.
This phenomenon, which Hammond has dubbed the holiday paradox, seems to present one of the best clues as to why, in retrospect, time seems to pass more quickly the older we get. From childhood to early adulthood, we have many fresh experiences and learn countless new skills. As adults, though, our lives become more routine, and we experience fewer unfamiliar moments. As a result, our early years tend to be relatively overrepresented in our autobiographical memory and, on reflection, seem to have lasted longer. Of course, this means we can also slow time down later in life. We can alter our perceptions by keeping our brain active, continually learning skills and ideas, and exploring new places.
Now, that I have explained the subject of time moving slowly as we grow older , has been clarified, we can move on.
ORIGINAL INTENT OF THIS BLOG
Originally, this blog was a way for me to make a statement, or secure the attention of many as to how it was growing up....................in olden days. Something my grand kids seem to show some interest in, up to the time they turned 8 years old. They could not believe that it was any different then from the way they were growing up. I tried to tell them they had many more benefits to life then I really had. I, did not grow up in a computerized world, did not travel at the amazing rate they were doing so and did not have the luxuries they were experiencing. Now, I wanted to show them how it was in my day, but I wanted it to be in a fun way instead of with an adult way of tending to speak down to them. I found that speaking down to someone tends to have them pay less attention then is required for complete understanding. That, sadly, is still practiced today in many different modes of life.
Now, they are 23years old, graduated from college and out in the wage earning time of their life. Now, they will be able to someday, tell their kids and grand kids, how it was growing up in a disheveled world .
HOLIDAY EATING is over................but it just leads to RESOLUTION TIME:
Finally, the last of the..............once every year "eat all you can eat days" are at an end, namely Thanksgiving and Christmas, I can once again, begin to eat more responsibly and try to get into the speedo bathing suit by Feb. After all, it's spring break time in Puerto Vallarta and don't want to give away my age. Just to clarify that little wish, it has to do with New Years Resolutions. Seems, everyone I know still makes these difficult so called promises each year just to have them pass in one ear and immediately out the other. Most of the time it's about things we know we can't do, or just plainly will not do and we end it at that. Mine, this year is to fit into a speedo............. why?, just because, I had to think of something and that for some unknown reason just touched the thought train. Besides, I'm just to old to make up stuff that I know will never become fact. Sound like someone we all know????????Like El Presidanta?? Speaking of which, for a person that's proclaimed how smart he is........he just can't seem to remember what he says from one minute to another..............OH, DEAR LORD, forgive me for bringing up such a BOOB into this conversation. On the other hand, perhaps it's time to discuss things of this nature...........................never mind, you're right, leave it alone and let those that want to, live his kind of life, live it.
This year, the one thing I intend to do, is to become more creative. You do know Gemini's are basically very creative people. Here's something I put together some time ago but it's always worth another look. Take a peek.
https://youtu.be/0odF8FMdYEI
Whaddy ya tink a dat????
FAKE MEDIA TIME;
I understand that some of my FB friends are Republicans and some Democrats. I have no problem with that ......................as long as ALL my FB friends respect each other and that you believe everyone has different thoughts and are entitled to those thoughts, having said that, each of you are responsible to at least understand what you are talking about and know what is fact and what is fiction. Be ready to read, listen and interpret to the best of your ability all sides of the conversation and certainly not to just ONE SIDE.(the side you think is right, without being understandable to the other side, the side you think is wrong) otherwise you're just being a damn fool.
Facebook is one media source that really gets me laughing, especially with the political scene as it is. It really knows how to get my blood pressure going. Now, I know there is a great difference in the way that republican conservatives see things in a different light than democratic liberals.............but..........having said that it just doesn't make sense to me with words in the same language. I recently read the following, apparently on the sight that favored republicans. They were talking about Trump and the comment about building the wall and having Mexico pay for it that he repeated over 212 times during his pre-president times and over 810 times after he became president. "AND WHO WILL PAY FOR IT"...................AND the crowd roared "MEXICO WILL". Now, he is claiming that he really DIDN'T mean that Mexico will literally pay for it by giving us a check. He really meant that they would pay for it through the new USA/MEX/CA agreement, which has yet been approved by congress...............so NAFTA is still the law. Many comments all from Republicans to this remarked on how only LIBBY'S interpreted it that way (my guess it that they call Liberals ......libby's since they don't know how to spell Liberals, and that conservatives .........surely understood it to be that Mexico would not directly pay for the wall. My only answer to this comment is..........liberals believe that words DO MATTER. I can only relate to this by the saying the following. " Sweetheart, I love you forever" meaning...............NOT FOREVER, FOREVER ...................maybe perhaps for the next hour or so......................
SOMETHINGS WILL NOT JUST CHANGE
At 83 years old (almost) I grew up using a dictionary to find out the meaning of words. Problem with that was you were compelled to know how the world was spelled. I grew up using an encyclopedia to find out information on many subjects, here again one had to know how to read and understand. Now, I simply have to speak into a phone or a computer and google will give me the answer back, both in written and voice mode. I recently found that I can live and survive without google, how you may ask, simply because I have a wife that knows everything and the so little amount of things she does not know or for second opinions, I simply ask ALEXA. She completes my life. She wakes me in the morning with a happy song or a funny joke, whichever I prefer. She bids me good night with a song or a "SLEEP TIGHT", which ever I want, She plays music of my choice anytime of the day and whenever I need help in spelling or grammar, she is there for me, however, presently she cannot do windows, dishes, bathrooms and man needs..................but someday.....................who knows. I'm sure most people, now-a-days has an ALEXA or a SIRI but what kind of world is this leading us to.
To end this posting, I want to just pass on to you my thought of the day.
TREAT OTHERS WITH THE SAME RESPECT THAT YOU WANT. BE KIND TO YOUR FELLOW MAN.
