The Days Are Long, But The Decades Are Short . . . June 20, 2015 8:00pm by Barry Ritholtz Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows: time is passing more quickly as we get older. Spread the wealth. twitter facebook linkedin What's been said: Discussions found on the web: Blissex commented on Jun 21 That’s a topic that has been documented over the millennia, e.g. Gilgamesh. The best summary I have found is attributed to L Tolstoy “The biggest surprise in a man’s life is old age”. I just did a web search and B Graham rewords it as “Growing old has been the greatest surprise of my life”. kaleberg commented on Jun 22 I’ve never noticed that effect. I’ve had years where time seemed to drag and others where it moved swiftly. Lately, it seems to have slowed down which is great, because I am really enjoying retirement. Posted Under Philosophy Video Weekend Previous Post Twitter Transition Next Post 10 Sunday Reads
Blissex commented on Jun 21 That’s a topic that has been documented over the millennia, e.g. Gilgamesh. The best summary I have found is attributed to L Tolstoy “The biggest surprise in a man’s life is old age”. I just did a web search and B Graham rewords it as “Growing old has been the greatest surprise of my life”.
kaleberg commented on Jun 22 I’ve never noticed that effect. I’ve had years where time seemed to drag and others where it moved swiftly. Lately, it seems to have slowed down which is great, because I am really enjoying retirement.
That’s a topic that has been documented over the millennia, e.g. Gilgamesh.
The best summary I have found is attributed to L Tolstoy “The biggest surprise in a man’s life is old age”.
I just did a web search and B Graham rewords it as “Growing old has been the greatest surprise of my life”.
I’ve never noticed that effect. I’ve had years where time seemed to drag and others where it moved swiftly. Lately, it seems to have slowed down which is great, because I am really enjoying retirement.