How To Slow Down Time - The Holiday Paradox

[@aliabdaal]

Hope you enjoyed the video gang! If you want to slow down time by journalling more, check out my journalling hub here: go.aliabdaal.com/journalling-prompts/yt

[@doyoueatrocks]

Slowing down time by Going on a ‘permanent holiday’ only last so long, time catches up with everyone 😂😂 traveler 10 years

[@wowplayer6541011]

I'd love if you did a video on how to speed up perceived time aswell - working is a grind and I wanna skip to retirement

[@Makiaveliiste]

Hello Ali, did you make a mistake at 13:10 or is it really possible to have photos added to Apple / google photos with an actual camera? I think it's only possible with a phone? Right?

[@wowwhyisthistaken]

This is something I had realized last year, and the way I considered it was that our perception of time is not measured in time but in unique experiences. So if you spend 100 years of your life sitting at home, having the same day over and over, in the end you’ll feel like you only lived 1 day.

[@kylezdancewicz7346]

Well not 1 day but it would feel like just 1 long day.

[@KenMcCann]

So one day then

[@gopimohan26]

Your comment explained me the moral of the story better than the video

[@jaazz90]

There's an endless amount of things to do at home though (or anywhere, really).

[@ryanskerry2997]

@@jaazz90yeah I get what you are saying, I guess the wording would be ‘unique meaningful experiences’ then.

[@hypersynesthesia]

On taking more photos... my mum goes everywhere with a tiny little notebook, a biro and four coloured pencils. When she goes on holiday, she doesn't take photos, she draws rooftops and people in cafes and unusual food and details on buildings. Every drawing is a distinct memory of a place experienced. I love this habit, and I really like that although they are just quick little drawings, she has a sort of 'handwriting' in her style. To me each drawing is a little piece of treasure.

[@GabrielTepasse]

That is so wholesome

[@michelgehrke8964]

Can't like this enough

[@Avi_n_Ash]

That's lovely! :)

[@alexhunter4800]

What I found useful is to create anchor points in life by changing the perfume each year and listen to the different music for a period of time. You come back to these smells and sounds years after and it really is a time machine

[@chrisklehm717]

Oh cool, I did something similar with music. In 2020, I took all my liked songs and put them in a separate list called "My 2010s", and then I built a new set of liked songs from scratch. I didn't listen to the other list for a few years, and even now, it feels like time travel to listen to it for an afternoon. I think this is something we lost when music became completely on demand. My parents have memories based on when a song was on the radio, and I'm hoping to recreate that in my own life. My original plan was to do the music cleanse again in 2030, but 2025 seems like a better plan now.

[@newagain9964]

@@chrisklehm717yes. Manufacture nostalgia.

[@karlbeckerdotcom]

When I go on a trip, I like to get a new album I've never heard before and play it frequently throughout the trip. It truly works as a time machine - when you hear that music years later, you think about the time you frequently played that song.

[@ianglenn2821]

Nice, I did something similar by accident, had a big shift in life, break-up, new job, move to new city, spent most of my money on a new ikea couch / bed, my apt was too small to properly air out that ikea smell. Years later, I'm helping a friend set up his new couch, I couldn't believe how much emotional memory I had accidentally assigned to that new furniture smell, the sadness of a relationship ending, the peacefulness of letting go of that sadness, the emotional resolve to grow, I started tearing up a little. Nowadays I can still revisit that time in my life just by driving to ikea haha.

[@EmyN]

Omg I had the same idea! With scented candles as well!

[@Zenjohnny]

I left a corporate job in 2017 for the unknown in Hawaii. Since then I travelled all across Hawaii and have lived in New Zealand and 3 years in Australia plus travelling europe and southeast Asia. The last 7 years feels like 30-40 years in a great way. I have lived a long life even at 34 years old. Grateful 🙏🏼

[@EmilianoOrozcoRE]

If you don't mind me asking, what allowed you to travel as much as you have and live in different places? Any specific career path?

[@drchtct]

@@EmilianoOrozcoRE not op but most "laptop jobs" are very remote nowadays, depending on the country. Often times not really management positions because companies like to promote people to positions in power that they regularly see at the office, but lots of well-paying specialist jobs can be done remote, so he can then travel around and work from the laptop. This can be IT, sales, analytics, writing, etc

[@EmilianoOrozcoRE]

@@drchtctthank you!

[@humphrey]

Absolutely true, spend money on experiences! Not things

[@arsalsyed5206]

How to Slow Down your time: 1). Anchors of Novelty 08:04 2). Anchors of Reflection 10:12 3). Anchors of Mindfulness 13:40

[@Eric_Luke]

I’m ALL IN on adventure travel. Skiing, mountaineering, backpacking, cycling, sailing, ultrarunning, and whatever else I can cook up. These experiences deliver an epic dose of novelty, flow state, and a sense of accomplishment that makes life feel so rich and vivid.

[@YvonneLeung]

Really makes a lot of sense. No wonder why the years of Covid were such a blur. Stuck at home everyday with literally zero novelty experiences. I really like the journaling idea! Thanks for this!

[@EduardoSapateiro]

ye keep being obedient, good girl

[@lorenzog4545]

I was just talking to my wife yesterday about how I bias towards trying new things to avoid getting too comfortable/repetitive with my life. This video reaffirmed that for me!

[@perralipezir]

I lived in Moscow & LA for 3 decades before moving to a rural village in Slovenia. I firmly believe that to slow down time a person needs to reduce the daily quantity of sensory stimulus, in addition to the advice you offered. Human body and psyche were simply not evolutionarily designed to do what's expected of busy people in modern cities with the current level of tech all around us. The pace is just different. Even with a never-ending start-up project plan and all routines, after work you find time to get bored, you sit and reflect, you watch the seasons change with nature all around you, you find joy in old hobbies and have much higher quality time with those close to you. It's both isolating and freeing like nothing I've ever experienced before. Adaptation takes time but then it becomes impossible to go back to the insanity of modern cities. I love traveling to the them, I just wouldn't live in one full time.

[@Stickynote.Chinese]

This is just a great advice! I realized that even when I was traveling, if I was too busy, days still felt like a blur because I was so stressed. I imagine if I were a monk living in the mountains with minimal sensory stimulus, and observing the smallest details in nature changing in front of me, I probably will feel like time has slowed down even if I'm doing the same thing everyday?

[@martintirpak1033]

Me and my wife did something similar albeit not as extreme as you did. We moved from our almost million people capital city to a smaller city of quarter million. The difference in people's mentality and worldview is palpable. In the capital all is about business, everybody is minding their own stuff. Many people only work in the capital and are looking forward to weekends to get back home. In the smaller city we got most of the services and opportunities but we actually know our neighbors, we help and get help from strangers or we just have a pleasant small talk here and there. Local businesses know me personally, there's less traffic and less crowds. All this contributes towards time passing more slowly IMHO.

[@rev4449]

Slowenia

[@leonardodimonte32]

Thanks for sharing. But then what about time perception? Do you feel it passes by slower now that you live in Slovenia?

[@ania7930]

The author of the video said something very simmilar, but maybe it wasn't clear enough. If you eat a meal and watch a video and scroll tik-tok all at the same time it is impossible to be presnet in the moment and take it in. As you said, too much stimulus. And I agree, taking some of it away does wonders. But what was said in the video is that we need a lot of stimuli to make memories, just, few at a time. When I eat I try to focus on taste, smell and texture, when I walk home, I try to observe my surroundings and take in all the stimulus that comes from this walk, etc. So it's a balance. One I still try to master, and will never achieve perfection.

[@aatifamalik8849]

Congratulations on your marriage, Ali! Wishing you a lifetime of love and happiness.

[@yuniracer]

I'd say as someone who is already pretty mindful of my life and what I do, my key "to do" from rhis video is to restart my journaling, but this time just writing down the most memorable thing of my day. Even though I felt like yesterday was just the most standard and unimpressive day possible, when I really think about it there were some cool moments, and I'm sure I can find those in absolutely every day I look at

[@AlexCombes]

Im 38 and i feel like my past 10 years have passed very slowly, i did so many different things in 10 years it may contribute to this feeling.

[@sandrinecacheton3909]

I have been journaling since I’m like 12, now I’m 28 and it’s crazy the amount of memories I have in those notebooks I own

[@Chris-zx1ez]

What kind of things do you write down?

[@andyosb]

Well done! 👋👋👍🙂

[@khurshidalam3107]

I’ve been thinking about this - last 6 years have passed in a blink. Can’t remember much of it. I will start meditating, journaling , and taking daily photos (even a selfie - for the journal)

[@johncalvin123]

I will start journaling every day and taking more pictures of my day to day life. Its all about making memories.

[@kellyp509]

This was so interesting. My action point: Write down what I do every weekend. Usually when someone asks me how my weekend was, I can’t remember what I did, even when I stop and think really hard about it

[@kanwals]

What I kept thinking throughout the video was a justification to how I am a person of routine and don't like disruptions at all, and I am also a person who enjoys novelty (i.e: Eating a different food off a menu in a restaurant I like, visiting a new restaurant, travel for me is to go to a newer country, etc). I have always been confused about how I don't like changes in my life, but I only like changes when I am experiencing life - never doing the same thing twice. Anchor of novelty is the answer. Thank you Ali.

[@citruscolette]

Thank you for making these videos!! I’ve been stressed with life the past couple years and put my health on the back burner. These are the reminders I needed to care for myself to avoid long term consequences. I want my quality of life to be good when I’m older.

[@MeriamNjah]

Thanks for your thoughts Ali! My take-away: rethink my balance of routine vs. novelty. I realized I tend to swing from one extreme to the other where some days I am so convinced I need more routine to eliminate decision fatigue, an others where I am convinced I need to exercise my freedom of choice. I now realize I need both, in healthy doses to experience more of my life :) And, congratulation on your marriage 😇💝

[@BasicBrute]

I figured this in 2021-2022. When i was mostly wroking from home for past years and realised they flew by so quick because i didnt create memorable moments. While i was going to office before covid we used to go clubs on fridays and bunch of other stuff. Life goes so fast when you are not doing anything memorable.

[@CuriosityIgnited]

It's fascinating how our perception of time shifts with our experiences. Makes me want to create more memories instead of letting days blend together.

[@essa1877]

This is something I’ve been thinking about a lot. I want to create many good memories and live a colorful life, but on the other hand, without routines, it’s hard to achieve long-term goals. These goals are often the biggest sources of happiness, at least for me. I’ve been living in the moment for many years now, and while I’ve gathered a lot of good memories, my bank account is empty, my relationships are suffering and the direction I’m heading in isn’t the one I really want. How can I get the best of both worlds?

[@SomeonessChannel]

That's the sad part, you can't get the best of both worlds. Every action or lifestyle has its pros and cons, it's just a matter of balancing them out. If there was such a perfect lifestyle, almost everyone would live the same way.

[@essa1877]

@@SomeonessChannelThis is a truly heartbraking thing. Maybe we should talk more about it in general, very few people touch on on this topic.

[@SomeonessChannel]

@@essa1877 If I can give you my advice of how I personally live my life trying to maximize both novelty and the stability of a routine is to find a job and partner that allows you smart working and working from anywhere. That's what I do. One month I'm chilling at home, next one I'm packing my laptop, travel around the world meeting friends while working at the same and then be back home without the need to take any days off from work. Bank account keeps staying full without being trapped in an office :)

[@khadidja.polyglotte]

My key takeaways are that 1. I shall come back to journaling today! 2. I can be more intentional about how to perceive time, ultimately setting up routines and being selective about novelty in my life ❤ Thanks so much, Ali ❤ you're such a blessing in my life ❤

[@MyProjectsTV]

I have adhd so my time perception is already very distored aswell as my memory. But I already take a lot of photos and videos because this serves as a reliable way to keep memories.

[@RutlandStrings]

The mindfulness issue is a very interesting one. I'm a musician & violin teacher & am constantly asking my students to really observe themselves as they play. At first they find it really hard, but the more they listen/watch/feel what they are doing the more aware they become & the better player they become. Also the more they practice this in lessons the quicker they say their lesson went by. I'm going to have to look more deeply into this now, maybe it is something I should talk more about in my advertising? Thank you for being as thought provoking as always x

[@w2best]

The contractions in the end are quite interesting. Documenting everything to be able to watch memories on your phone when your at the toilet followed by being mindful about the present moment and fully absorbed in what you're doing each moment. I really enjoyed the video though. It's a form of topic i love reflecting on.

[@suyambulakshmi_venkatesan]

The Key points that made me to more conscious about slowing the time was - 1. Journaling ( that I always do ) but i wanna make this sincerely 2. Taking photos of the moment 3. Learn Mindfulness.

[@lisajaneparker]

Just watched the first 15 seconds of this video and seriously THIS is what we need to talk about!!! I totally feel this

[@evah8472]

Thanks! Also share my ideas on this topic: make new fridends, or talk with strangers, even it is only 5 -10 ten short chat, do some challenge task. The key is TRY NEW THINGS. These tricks really work for me . 😀

[@abhinandanmalhotra8519]

Congratulations for you Marriage Ali 😇

[@sebastianmadrigal2198]

I actually got to remember one of these days about the time I used to do journaling, and it made me think about little beautiful things. This video made me reconsider about starting it again, Thank you!

[@valentinviola8814]

Qué excelente video. Tengo 23 años, desde que tengo 14 años por alguna razón he sentido siempre la necesidad de tomar muchas fotos de los momentos, no por la estética en sí, sino para capturar los pequeños buenos momentos. Y siempre he conservado todas esas fotos. Hoy en día me resulta sumamente gratificante sentarme a verlas y recordar con cariño todos esos buenos momentos de los últimos 10 años. Por alguna razón este último año había dejado de hacerlo, y gracias a tu video recordé la importancia que tenía esta bella práctica que traía conmigo y pienso retomarla. saludo desde Argentina

[@valentinaman2257]

Aguante la argentina querido amigo

[@DarkMightHaiderKhety]

Well Ali! I'm a highschooler, and your videos are just inspiring. I had tried your spaced repetition and active recall system in Notion and its going good. The Speed of time, in my opinion depends upon our experiences, and I felt it few months ago. If you experience a hundred things in a day, you feel like time have flied. But if you just do a thing a day, for example your'e bored, I feel that time flies slow in those cases. Thankyou for sharing such inspiring videos. Keep inspiring!

[@chaitanyavarma4021]

My takeaway is adding couple of habits to my routine to slow down time. Meditation in the morning and journaling at night.

[@mariaeltsova8986]

I started watching this as I was on my way back from holidays and I really did not want to go back into the routine. I work as a programmer, so I do not have many repetitive tasks, which helps slow down the time and which I really appreciate now. I want to start doing the homework for life technique as I already do a bit of journaling before bed and it should not be too hard to start doing this alongside.

[@gregoirelebrun4081]

Dude I clicked on your video by complete chance, never watched one of yours before, and it's just super great. This topic has been in my head for a few months, and you really gave it more to deepen my reflexion, I was already journalling without re-reading stuff, I'll try doing that now, as well as the daily homework thing. And I even want to try and reproduce the numbers study that showed people not in a routine experience a slower time on my friends and family, it seems way too good to be true

[@byronmcgregor6773]

Going to start taking more photos. I couldn't agree more that there is nothing more enjoyable than seeing photos taken by others and enjoying that time.

[@phyllissong]

This is such a great reminder that time is precious! I love the idea of creating memory anchors to make our time feel more meaningful.

[@rileyscott2044]

what 14 year olds think from 4-14 has passed by quickly? School years felt like a decade back then.

[@skybunnynell]

As a kid I thought I would be in elementary school forever. Boy was I wrong.

[@thiswhimsicalgirl]

I will definitely try to take more photos of silly, every-day-life things to kind of engrave those moments in a physical medium. Thanks for all the tips included in this video. 😊

[@fatimaallawati947]

The timing is INCREDIBLE Thanks alot Ali

[@bruh-ym6rc]

a life with routines is quite precious, a person who has lost a routine will understand better.

[@WilliamJonesTeachingTopics]

Most amazing thing I have learned is 10:16 Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows Went to that page to find so many cool terms Oleka as mentioned in this video = awareness how few days are memorable Also looseleft = a sad feeling that comes when you complete a book [have felt this many times! Including reading your book feel-good-productivity ! ] Morii = desire to capture a fleeting experience with your camera [ I do this now and again when there is a moment worth reflecting back on] Elated MindDot = this moment is where you are happy, so you try to capture it with as much context, aware it will become a memory John Koenig called this kairosclerosis but I prefer my term = Elated MindDot

[@Mailvannan]

Thanks once again Ali for this tremendous video. Personally, I've learnt great journalling prompts and now I'm gaining insights on how to experience my life rather than just spending it. Thanks once again buddy😄

[@ZeinabeeM]

I've been journaling for the past two years, not daily, but I've been quite consistent. I'll aim for making it almost daily from now on

[@NathanEMartin]

Ali, these are interesting theories. As a 51 year old who journals daily, does novel activities frequently, and attempts to go about my day in a mindful manner; I have not found time to slow down. My days, weeks, months, and years fly by faster and faster. I chalk it up to living a life I enjoy.

[@JojoCreativeTech]

This video has reminded me how powerful meditation is for time dilation and inspired me to pick my morning yoga/meditation routine back up! Thanks Ali!

[@aleckazamproductions8139]

I wrote a poem with these findings when I was 17 in 2007. It is amazing to be reminded of it.

[@HayleeVoight]

This is so interesting! I’ve been a digital nomad moving around every few months or so for the last 6 years, and I feel like the years have gone sooooo slowly. It can be hard being on the move all the time, but I’m grateful to have slowed down time in my 20s. I worry the time will fly by when I settle down one day!

[@FrancescaFrachi]

Then don’t settle down 😈

[@ethio-habesha-london-uk]

The way you described Journalling was very compelling and that is what I will be taking away from this video. Thank you

[@SoroushTorkian]

Nice. I made a Reddit post about this on the productivity sub "Why does it feel like time is flying faster on a day to day basis? ". Your video directly answered my question perfectly.

[@AhmedFaraz936]

Thank you for uploading such an informative video. I’ve never liked the idea of journaling, as it seems like too much work for my ADHD brain. However, after watching this video, I’m convinced that journaling is something my future self will definitely thank me for. I’m already excited about the prospect of reading through all the exciting, stressful, and indecisive moments I’m currently experiencing in the future.

[@gustavodinosaurio]

I was looking at some of my old sketchbooks and felt this! They were never intended as a journaling tool but it would be nice to sketch the homework for life.

[@niharikap17]

I'm consciously going to take more photos/videos everyday and try to journal atleast a small paragraph about the day.

[@prakash_77]

So much value in this video. Thanks Ali. I felt like I put the video at 1.5x instead, but it's at 1x and you just naturally speak so fast, contrary to Lex Fridman who speaks at 0.5x 😂

[@kenzohkw]

Thank you! I'll be taking more photos and doing more novelty things. Life is far too short so the more memories we create the better.

[@swaraj1501]

You are such an inspiration to all of us. I have found my KZbinr of the lifetime. Love from INDIA ❤

[@upadhyamanjunath4657]

Came here from Colby Kultgen's 1%Newsletter. It is the first video I have watched on your channel and I can say this video was very blissfull...the journalising part is so personal to me.

[@fogshot]

This is the first video of your's I'm seeing but I have to compliment you. You speak very well, I feel very engaged. Well done!

[@AlmaPullman]

It dawned on her that others could make her happier, but only she could make herself happy.

[@thndrcatoz2066]

Outstanding video Ali. Haven’t seen anyone else discussing this. Plus you break it down to simple terms. I’m already meditating 10 mins per morning. Just eyes closed. Focused on breathing. Kept it going for 3 months so far.

[@axongaming4565]

Wow did you noticed delayed time

[@raith.427]

I honestly think that being able to remember many memories, big or small, is greatly important in life. lately, I've been thinking about how my much older self would react to my present self, and it has made me fully aware of how I likely wouldn't remember that much. I definitely needed a video like this 😭 I think I wanna go try out taking photos more. I cherish memories more when there's a photo attached to the journal entry that I can look back on. thanks for the video!!

[@wholesomematt]

IDK why the idea of homework for life is so appealing to me. Maybe it’s the student in me, but I’m going to try to implement this. You’re a gem Ali (and the greater team that I am sure is working behind this)

[@Phil_OG]

Things I want to do now are: Journaling Meditation Yoga Taking more pictures

[@Wishkeyn]

I don't really see the point about wanting time to move slower, if it's moving fast I'm having a good time or feel engaged with something. And this will cause memorable experiences that feel rich in hindsight. The most important skill I've learnt in terms of time perception is being comfortable in my head with my own thoughts. Remembering that I do need some boredom to be able to engage with myself aswell, from time to time. Also taking the time for travel, showing up at the airport two hours early instead of one. Two relaxing hours are better than one stressful hour.

[@Julieber1]

I’ve noticed being so young times seems to last forever and ever ever. What I understand is people who are seniors and above time seems to go much faster.

[@jamiesray]

I have had this experience with journaling! I also want to preserve memories of my kids, bc their lives go by so fast.

[@MIGTHEJET]

I will try to start doing journaling, mentioning the highlight of my day, and taking more pictures.

[@julianfranco7689]

Great video! I found out I am an Aphant a few days ago and wondered if the perception of time was different because of the way I remember events. I don't seem to have a very sound perception of time, especially around jobs, where I feel as if I was in the job for 3 months when it was actually more of 2 years. However, in my day to day I don't feel time passing fast unless I'm feeling challenged with my current task where I just loose complete track of time. I have great ease on living and focusing on the moment and don't get distracted easily which I think is in part due to being an Aphant. I was obsessed with the idea of time perception back in like 2010 and found that one of the best strategies for me was to not look at clocks, watches, or just the time in general. Since, I actively go out of my way to remove clocks from anywhere I can as I feel that looking at the time makes time always run at the same speed, but when I don't look at the time, my perception changes drastically. I second the mindfulness and journaling tip, it definitely makes day to day life feel more memorable and ultimately as if it lasted longer.

[@robertbiegala9958]

That was really an eye-opening video. Ali, you're getting better and better at this. It's great to see you growing and expanding and discovering new opportunities to record the videos. I learned so much from you. Thank you.

[@Nekrokon]

From my perspective (I'm 34), when I feel like time is moving fast, I try to imagine how it must be living another 30 years. I have so much memories yet allready, that I can't think about having twice as much. And I often try new things. I'm a creative person. So I bought a 3D-resin printer, for printing figures and paint them. There is much too learn, and many new impressions. At the end of a year, I think back and looking at all the memories I made. Games I played, places I traveled, people I've met, things I've learned.

[@dystopia2412]

congrats on the wedding!! hope a long happy productive marriage for you guys!

[@obidude]

In moments slow, in days that fly, We grasp at time as it slips by. In journeys vast, when skies are wide, Time lingers long, as if to bide. Yet in the rush of routine's hold, Each hour blurs, and time turns cold. We chase the minutes, lose the day, Forget the path that led the way. A holiday, a fleeting breath, The paradox of time and depth. The moments long, the memories bright, But in the now, they're lost from sight. So seek the thrill, embrace the scare, For fear slows time, makes moments rare. Find joy in flow, in tasks that thrill, And feel the time, as life stands still. In anchors small of change and new, In mindful steps, the world turns true. For every day can stretch and grow, When presence guides where moments flow. Hold close the now, the fleeting day, And make each moment want to stay.

[@ANAND2643]

Love your videos, Ali! Action item for me: Spend an hour this weekend to understand the Day One App and go through your journaling prompts. Perhaps I may find a way to keep a template for my daily journaling with a specific set of questions (bullet journaling perhaps?) and start doing the journaling from next week!

[@AnshulDabholkar]

Started reading your book just last week Ali. Its a game changer :)) Congratulations on your marriage. Love from India 🇮🇳🤍

[@ThrowBackZone]

I loved the part about how meditation can slow down our perception of time. 🧘‍♂ Anyone else here a meditator who has found time moving differently?

[@sanderprato6615]

I'm going to make a journal entry about the most memorable moment of my days

[@Bjorn_z1ncEdge]

I was recently discussing this topic with someone ending the conversations with lots of questions. This video was really useful to me as it gave me inspirational POVs to understand a topic to which everyone of us is subjected to. I'd love to see more videos like this one backed by science :) Keep up the good work, Ali, and thanks a lot for the good heads up your constantly sharing!

[@AvaGrowth]

I like the writing your life as a story for the journal prompt. Also being more purposeful with pictures I hate selfies but thinking of it as a visual journal is cool. Lots of great nuggets here. Thanks 🎉❤

[@Augustleehk]

I think you could make a vlog about your daily meals, sharing simple suggestions for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I feel it would be great because I believe you're someone who knows how to make good use of time.

[@johnzacharakis1404]

One more technique that works for me and others I know: Physical movement. I used to train competitively as a cyclist and triathlete and my sense of the passage of time has drastically accelerated after I started working exclusively from home and stopped exercising. Walking works. Any type of movement. You will be left with much more "remembered time"

[@please-wake-up-now]

Such a cool take on time! 🕰️ I totally agree, creating those little moments can really stretch our memories. It's like adding more color to a grey painting! 🎨 Planning on journaling more now, thanks for the inspo! ✍️😊

[@hulqen]

I know that journaling is good for me, but I can't for my life seem to get a routine for it! And we're talking about 10 min a day! That amazes and frustrates me. Also, meditation of course. I think meditation and being in the moment is the ONE key to happiness. Everything we want to do seem to gravitate towards either being in the moment, forgetting/getting a break from ourselves (=our egos), or both. Meditation is the solution. (Or so I think, I haven't really experienced it, yet)

[@monsuur]

I think how your memory works also influences your perception of time. Everything you do or see multiple times is stored/stacked as one single memory, though also stronger. So the more different/new things you do, the slower time appears to pass.

[@VgotC]

This video got too much good stuff... I love it. Time is what we eventually need at the EOD.

[@jlewis5981]

Plan to incorporate more novelty in daily activities. Like the idea of picking a different hiking path or going the opposite direction on a path I use all the time.

[@shaharcohen3844]

Such a great video Ali. Thanks. The thing I will take from this video is to be consistent with meditation, because I do notice the difference when I neglect it.

[@michaelchu2009]

I am going to begin journaling more! I've done it in the past but never kept up the habit. Thank you Ali again for another awesome helpful video :)

[@patsmythe1880]

Cool vid. I clicked on it cause my wife and I often talk about how a "1 week all-inclusive resort" type holiday, where you do the same thing everyday, seems to go really quick, but a 1 week DIY holiday where you're always doing different stuff, going to different places etc. seems to last much longer. Similar-ish concept maybe, but we were beaten to the name

[@Nicoo680]

As an action step I will be adopting homework for life in my night routine. Thank you for what you do Ali🤝

[@diddyducky1344]

One of my New Year’s resolutions was to take more photos. This has reminded me to do just that 😊

[@cedricol]

I believe that time flies so much faster when you're older that it makes no sense asking people of different ages. The young have no idea how fast it could possibly feel, so they grade it on a whole different scale. In general, comparing self-reported subjective feelings has those issues and makes very little sense, since perception evolves with experience. It's like doctors asking you to grade your pain: For a young kid, their first scratch is the end of the world because they haven't known worse yet. That same scratch on us doesn't event register.

[@YU-bj2rw]

That's incredible! You can always bring us some instructive videos. You just like a lighthouse in my life!😊😊

[@mariannayakunenko8624]

Recently I decided to return the practice of journaling, and this video is another reminder to try to implement this. I will also restart with meditation. The advice of taking different paths etc is good, I am doing that for years and can notice the difference. I have a suggestion for another way of documenting your life that I really enjoy - the app called 1SE (1 second a day). I am adding a 1 second video and it makes a video of 1 month. I also share it with my close friends which can lead to some good talks.

[@benjaminonyekwuluje7835]

The action point I’ll take from this vid is to try and make everyday unique and journal those experiences to live a more “novelty life”. Very nice video btw👌💯

[@finnweide2629]

Hi Ali, I have been following you for a while now, I have also bought Feel Good Productivity (it’s absolutely great, big thank you for that). I generally like your videos and content in general but this topic here is something kind of different, and very interesting because I have been thinking about it For quite a while. I am 18 years old, and I think the first 14-16 years of my life felt really long and time really accelerated in the last two years. Really interesting science that you explained in the video. It has inspired me to continue taking mindful photos, meditation and journaling, and this reallly helps both to slow time down and also live a happier life 😊 I hope you get to read this, Thanks Ali for all of your work, you really help me (and many others)

[@victorsuhrsvendsen3112]

Really enjoyed that you included a "why am I making this video" in the beginning - would love for you to continue this trend!

[@alexanderlyon]

Wow! Very detailed and helpful information. Well researched!