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16. A Theory I read on this regarding memory storage

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Sun Oct 6, 2013, 07:18 PM

Oct 2013

Time seems to go by faster if we repeat daily activities without much variance, because our brain will store the same daily activity as one memory (take breakfast as an example. If you do it the same way every day, you won't remember each individual breakfast after a while), whereas variations in our routine get stored as individual memories. So take that as living your life doing as many different things as possible

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time speeds up [View all] arely staircase Oct 2013 OP

Shortly before my dad passed away at age 93.... Capt.Rocky300 Oct 2013 #1

+1 nt arely staircase Oct 2013 #2

Made me think if this... 2naSalit Oct 2013 #3

When I was about 10 defacto7 Oct 2013 #4

Spot on. n/t Laelth Oct 2013 #7

makes sense arely staircase Oct 2013 #12

It doesn't help when you are trying to blank out the Bush Years. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #5

and the Reagan years onethatcares Oct 2013 #6

Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day Fumesucker Oct 2013 #8

and then one day you find arely staircase Oct 2013 #11

nice...fitting Roland99 Oct 2013 #9

good arely staircase Oct 2013 #15

+1 Roland99 Oct 2013 #18

its the moments, the golden moments, that make a life. nt. babydollhead Oct 2013 #10

and living in the present one too arely staircase Oct 2013 #17

Yes it does, because, whatever unit of time you're gauging, day, month year, decade becomes Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #13

you are welcome arely staircase Oct 2013 #14

A Theory I read on this regarding memory storage Blaukraut Oct 2013 #16