Time is our most precious commodity. When asked what their number-one wish would be, most people say they would like more time: more time to spend with friends and family. Yet many take time for granted and don't maximize the use of this most valuable resource.
Consider this obvious yet counterintuitive idea: despite the clocks all around us, time, as we experience it, is not linear. It speeds up, slows down, freezes or disappears entirely - based on the focus, stimuli, emotions and environment in which our brains process it. Sadly, 98% of adults surveyed agreed that "time seems to be accelerating - each year feels a little shorter than the last." In the same study 64% of adults said that compared to now, summer as an 8 year old lasted “forever.” Why is time accelerating? Why did summers as a child seem so much longer than summers as an adult? Is there a way to design our lives to reverse these trends? Can we slow and expand time? Yes!
What do you mean by this? I looked up the phrase “compassion of the random abstract” and found a book.. is this what you are referring to? It seemed to be dialogue on creativity. Please explain haha
Hi John- Spot on ! The Time is Now to Start Living ! I thank you for helping us all recognize the immense possibilities of regenerating time through altering our perceptions of time. Blessing to you, Sir.
Great video, John K Coyle. This captures the essence of Really Living. I especially appreciate the idea of Event Horizons- those intense moments in time that forever live in our memories. By the way, have you seen this Vimeo from Dark Rye on Present Shock? It is a great reminder about how to be in the moment, a piece of time too many of us neglect, I think. vimeo.com/channels/darkrye/91720717
Hey John - I don't know if you remember meeting me from a visit I had at Maddock Douglas, but I've been following your work. This video is incredible and I will be sharing with my followers today. The word "wow" is simply not amazing or spectacular enough of a word on how you made me think today. Thank you.
Of course I remember you Sheryl! Thank you for the kind feedback and for watching and sharing. Was there one thing that rose above and resonated with you?
I think you did a great job of reminding why children and their ability to freeze time is so powerful and impactful to how we need to live our lives later on. You know, I have never been out and into the "real world" like a mission trip or some obscure destination, but for those friends of mine who have (like you - I've seen many of the things you've done over the years) I always hear the same things about how people with so little have so much more. I think you've found something magical in understanding the strange and beautiful loops in times and how those hold our most vivid memories (good and bad). For example, I can remember huge chunks of time as a child (sprinkler water drops when they first hit your skin and you get goosebumps even though it's 100 degrees outside, hot dogs on grills smelled so much better than today, watermelon was so much sweeter and stickier, scabs were earned badges, etc.) yet I can't remember where the hell I've been the last nine months this year (apparently in more than 20 states, though). Crazy, right? You've got something special here. Sorry for the long answer! Good stuff!
