Regarding the perception of time, I have a complete opposite perception of the author. He mentions 20 as a middle point. I was after that, in my 20s when I first took real full control. I can remember the times before that. But I did so many "firsts" after that! My childhood years feel very short and boring to me; while the time after that feels gigantic and exciting.

There is so much in the world and so precious little time, I cannot really imagine running out of new "firsts" to do. Just I think many people never take control.

(The article itself seems to be more about raising children, being dad and fulfillment than the comments and title suggest)

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tetris11 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Whilst I did more new things in my 20s, I do recall my perception of days as a child being much much longer. I have distinct recollection of feeling almost clinical depression when I was about 8 after being told that we would be going to the seaside tomorrow and not today. To a childs perception of time, it was an agonizing eternity.

	▲	Qem an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		> To a childs perception of time, it was an agonizing eternity. For me as a child, even getting a haircut was a dreary experience. It felt as an eternity I had to sit mostly immobile, while somebody else maneuvered sharp blades around my head. Nowadays it feels like I barely accomodated in the chair, it's already over.
	▲	bombcar 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Children run on “sleeps” and eventually weeks - a single day is such a large percentage of their life, after all! And each year is new, even if just teachers changing; but most have new things you can do.