(Note: Yes, I know this post is nine days late. It's still the early into the first month of the year, so I guess it still counts! Also, I'm not very good at wordsmithing.)
Why are you often surprised at the passage of time?
First of all, time is always passing. You should know that already. Since everything changes when time passes, everything is always changing.
That said, there is a common phenomenon, where you are often surprised by the passage of time. This is because the way you think about the world is often static - or, in more rationalist-esque terminology, you are caching your mental models. More precisely: when you see, hear, or read... (read 647 more words →)