07/11/2026
A little throwback to when I made a conscious effort to start trying new things, putting myself out there and learning new skills. ❤️
This particular day involved taking some frustrations out at a shooting range. 😂🎯
But there was actually a really interesting theory behind why I started doing this.
I was trying to slow down time!
Have you ever noticed how the older we get, the faster the weeks, months and years seem to fly by?
There’s some fascinating psychology behind this. When we’re constantly doing the same things and following the same routines, our days can start to blur together. There are fewer distinctive memories separating one week from the next.
But when we try something new, our brains have more unfamiliar information to process, creating opportunities for memories that stand out.
So when we look back, those weeks or months can actually feel longer because we’ve got more experiences to remember.
We’re obviously not physically slowing down time, but we can influence how full that time feels when we look back on it.
And I absolutely love that concept!
So I started challenging myself to fit more new experiences into my weeks. Nothing necessarily big or expensive, just something different.
I’ve been thinking about this again lately, and it’s something I really want to bring back into my life.
Even if it’s just one new thing a week.
We can’t stop time from passing, but we can give ourselves more moments worth remembering. ❤️
Maybe the goal shouldn’t just be to live longer, but to make life feel longer too.
