I can’t believe 2021 is over and 2022 is here
Have you caught yourself saying something similar?
For folks in there mid-thirties and above, this feeling is pretty common. It’s hard to believe sometimes how time is just flying by so quickly. It feels to get even faster once you have kids and the routines with them set in and you literally see them grow by the week.
I was having this type of a chat with a lady at a conference I was speaking at recently. She was saying the same type of thing: I can’t believe my kids are all grown up and time is flying by so fast.
I shared a thought with her. An idea of how to slow down time. I would like to share that same thought here as well for what it’s worth…
To slow down time, add wonder & curiosity in your life
My rationale behind this is the following. If you think how kids perceive time, many of them think time is going by too slow. They will tell you that they are bored most of the time.
Why is that? How is it that for them time is going by slow when they live in the same world as you and I..?
I believe this is because kids are constantly absorbing new information and experiences. They’re constantly getting curious about things they don’t know. Their sense of wonder is still young and fresh. For them, every minute is new and different. The only routine most of them have is going to school everyday and even there, they’re absorbing new information all the time (or at least we hope so 😊)
I’m convinced that adding the sense of wonder and curiosity in our lives will help us slow down time & enjoy life to the fullest
But what’s the way to add wonder and curiosity you ask..? here are a few things to consider:
- Enjoy every moment.
- Relish the present.
- Get curious about the things and people around you.
- Make constant learning a way of life.
- Try to understand before being understood.
- Take pictures and videos of moments that otherwise might be mundane.
- Write down your thoughts in a journal routinely.
- Start a personal blog like I did 😊
- Discuss new topics (not current news) with your friends.
I hope you find the path that works best for you to add wonder & curiosity in your life. As Steve Jobs once said: “Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish”.