Why Nothing Has Felt Real Since 2020

Cole Hastings
11 Jun 202414:54

Summary

TLDRDieses Video-Script reflektiert die tiefgreifende Veränderung der Zeitwahrnehmung durch die COVID-19-Pandemie, insbesondere unter jungen Menschen. Es untersucht, ob die Geschwindigkeit, mit der Informationen und Trends wechseln, sowie die Monotonie des Lockdowns zu einer beschleunigten Zeitwahrnehmung beigetragen hat. Der Sprecher teilt persönliche Erlebnisse und diskutiert die Auswirkungen auf die Entwicklung im Coming-of-Age-Alter. Zudem wird die Rolle von sozialen Medien und kurzen Inhalten im Wandel der Trend- und Zeitwahrnehmung thematisiert. Schließlich schlägt der Autor Lösungen vor, wie durch neue Erfahrungen und das Schreiben eines täglichen Journals die Realität und Zeitwahrnehmung wieder lebendig werden können.

Takeaways

  • 😀 Die Pandemie führte zu einem erheblichen kulturellen Wandel und einer Verschiebung der Zeitwahrnehmung.
  • 😷 Während der Pandemie erlebten viele Menschen eine Monotonie, die die Zeitwahrnehmung komprimierte.
  • 👶 Junge Menschen fühlen sich, als hätten sie wichtige Entwicklungsjahre verloren und müssten nun verlorene Zeit nachholen.
  • 📅 Monotone Routinen während der Lockdowns trugen zu einem verschwommenen Zeitgefühl bei.
  • 🌐 Soziale Medien und schnelllebige Trends beeinflussen die Wahrnehmung der Zeit erheblich.
  • 🧠 Neuartige und emotionale Erlebnisse verlängern das Gefühl der Zeit, während Routine sie verkürzt.
  • 📈 Das rasante Tempo technologischer Fortschritte und Informationsverarbeitung verstärkt das Gefühl beschleunigter Zeit.
  • 💬 Therapie und detaillierte Erinnerungsarbeit können helfen, die verschwommenen Erinnerungen an die Pandemiezeit zu klären.
  • 🌟 Neue und aufregende Erfahrungen können das Gefühl einer klareren und erfüllteren Zeitwahrnehmung wiederherstellen.
  • 📝 Regelmäßiges Tagebuchschreiben kann helfen, die täglichen Erlebnisse festzuhalten und die Wahrnehmung der Zeit zu verbessern.

Q & A

  • Was war das Hauptthema des Videos?

    -Das Hauptthema des Videos ist die Veränderung der Zeitwahrnehmung durch die Pandemie und die damit verbundenen psychologischen Auswirkungen, insbesondere auf junge Menschen.

  • Was passierte im Februar 2020, das im Video erwähnt wurde?

    -Im Februar 2020 wurden erste Fälle des neuen Coronavirus gemeldet, was später zur globalen Pandemie führte und eine massive Veränderung im Leben der Menschen weltweit auslöste.

  • Wie hat die Pandemie die Zeitwahrnehmung beeinflusst?

    -Die Pandemie hat die Zeitwahrnehmung beeinflusst, indem sie die täglichen Routinen monoton und gleichförmig machte, was dazu führte, dass die Zeit schneller verlief, obwohl es viele neue Ereignisse gab.

  • Was ist der Zusammenhang zwischen Neuheitserlebnissen und der Zeitwahrnehmung?

    -Neuheitserlebnisse erfordern mehr neuronale Ressourcen, was die Zeitwahrnehmung verlangsamt. Deshalb können Kindheitserlebnisse länger erscheinen oder Ferien intensiver wahrgenommen werden.

  • Welche Rolle spielen Emotionen in der Erinnerungsbildung?

    -Starke Emotionen verstärken die Fähigkeit, Erlebnisse zu erinnern und tragen dazu bei, dass diese Erlebnisse in der Zeit besser verankert sind.

  • Was ist der Unterschied in der Entwicklung zwischen jungen Menschen vor und nach der Pandemie?

    -Vor der Pandemie hatten junge Menschen mehr Möglichkeiten, Neuheiten zu erleben und soziale Fähigkeiten zu entwickeln. Nach der Pandemie fehlt dieser Bereich, was zu einer Entwicklungsverzögerung führt.

  • Was ist die Funktion von BetterHelp, das im Video erwähnt wurde?

    -BetterHelp ist eine Plattform, die Menschen mit lizenzierten Therapeuten verbindet, um psychologische Unterstützung zu bieten. Es ermöglicht die Kommunikation über Telefon, Video oder Messaging.

  • Wie kann die Zeitwahrnehmung verbessert werden?

    -Die Zeitwahrnehmung kann verbessert werden, indem man mehr neue Erfahrungen macht und die Routine durch Aktivitäten wie Konzerte, Clubs, Wanderungen oder Reisen unterbricht.

  • Was ist die Methode der episodischen Erinnerungsinduktion und warum ist sie wichtig?

    -Die episodische Erinnerungsinduktion ist der Prozess, spezifische Details aus Erinnerungen des Vergangenen durch Journalieren oder Gespräche mit anderen wiederzurufen. Sie hilft dabei, die Vergangenheit klar zu verstehen und zu verarbeiten.

  • Wie kann das Journalieren zur Verbesserung der Zeitwahrnehmung beitragen?

    -Durch das Journalieren können spezifische Ereignisse und Emotionen des Tages festgehalten werden, was dazu beiträgt, dass die Zeit realer und länger erscheint.

Outlines

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😷 Zeitwahrnehmung während der Pandemie

Der erste Absatz spiegelt die persönliche Erfahrung des Sprechers wider, der sich auf die Veränderung der Zeitwahrnehmung während der COVID-19-Pandemie konzentriert. Er beschreibt, wie die Pandemie zu einer Kulturwende führte, die die Wahrnehmung der Zeit bei jungen Menschen beeinflusste. Er diskutiert die Theorie, dass die Zeit aufgrund von neuen Erlebnissen und Emotionen verlangsamte, und stellt die Hypothese auf, dass die Pandemie aufgrund der Monotonie des Alltags die Zeitwahrnehmung komprimierte. Des Weiteren wird die Rolle von Emotionen und der Bedeutung von Novelty für die Erinnerungsbildung hervorgehoben.

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📚 Entwicklungsstufen und die Pandemie

Der zweite Absatz konzentriert sich auf die Auswirkungen der Pandemie auf die Entwicklungsphasen junger Menschen. Es wird dargestellt, wie die Pandemie die wichtigsten Entwicklungsjahre von jungen Erwachsenen beeinträchtigte, da sie während dieser Zeit keine neuen Erfahrungen sammeln konnten. Die Verzögerung der sozialen und emotionalen Entwicklung wird als eine der Gründe für das Gefühl der 'Zeitverschwendung' während der Pandemie gesehen. Der Sprecher reflektiert über die Herausforderungen, die mit dem Verlust dieser Formativer Jahre verbunden sind, und wie dies das Gefühl von 'Zeitverschwendung' verstärkt hat.

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🌐 Geschwindigkeit der Gesellschaft und sozialer Medien

Der dritte Absatz untersucht, wie die Geschwindigkeit der Gesellschaft und die des sozialen Mediums unsere Wahrnehmung der Zeit beeinflussen. Der Sprecher vergleicht die Langzeit-Relevanz von Internet-Trends in der Vergangenheit mit der heutigen kurzlebigen Natur von Memes und Viral-Videos. Er argumentiert, dass die Beschleunigung der Informationsverarbeitung und der sozialen Medien-Trends zu einer schnelleren Wahrnehmung der Zeit beigetragen hat. Zudem wird die Idee geprägt, dass die Isolation während der Pandemie die Zeitwahrnehmung beeinträchtigt hat, da soziale Interaktionen für die Festigung der Identität und des Zeitgefühls wichtig sind.

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Keywords

💡Pandemie

Die Pandemie bezieht sich auf eine weltweite Ausbreitung einer Krankheit. Im Video wird die COVID-19-Pandemie erwähnt, die ein kritischer Punkt in der Menschheitsgeschichte war und die Wahrnehmung der Zeit für viele Menschen verändert hat. Die Pandemie führte zu Lockdowns und sozialen Distanzierungsmaßnahmen, was die täglichen Routinen und die Interaktionen zwischen Menschen beeinträchtigte.

💡Zeiterfahrung

Zeiterfahrung ist die subjektive Wahrnehmung der Zeitabläufe. Im Video wird diskutiert, dass die Zeit für junge Menschen in der Pandemie schneller vorbeigezogen sein könnte, aufgrund der Monotonie und mangelnden neuen Erfahrungen. Diese Erlebnisse haben die Zeitwahrnehmung beeinflusst und das Gefühl verursacht, dass die Realität nicht so real ist wie zuvor.

💡Entwicklungsstufen

Entwicklungsstufen beziehen sich auf die verschiedenen Phasen im Leben eines Menschen, in denen wichtige Veränderungen stattfinden. Im Video wird hervorgehoben, dass junge Menschen in ihren Entwicklungsjahren die Pandemie erlebt haben, was ihre Entwicklung beeinträchtigt hat, da sie normalerweise soziale Interaktionen und Erfahrungen sammeln sollten.

💡Monotonie

Monotonie beschreibt eine eintönige, unveränderliche Situation, die die Zeitwahrnehmung beeinträchtigen kann. Im Video wird argumentiert, dass die Pandemie zu einer Monotonie in den Alltagsroutinen geführt hat, was dazu beigetragen hat, dass die Zeit komprimiert und als unscharf wahrgenommen wurde.

💡Neue Erfahrungen

Neue Erfahrungen sind Ereignisse oder Aktivitäten, die für das Gehirn neu und einzigartig sind. Im Video wird erklärt, dass neue Erfahrungen die Zeitlangsamkeit erhöhen können, da sie mehr neuronale Ressourcen beanspruchen und die Fähigkeit zu erinnern stärken. Die Pandemie hat jedoch die Möglichkeit, neue Erfahrungen zu sammeln, eingeschränkt.

💡Identität

Identität ist die Sammlung von Eigenschaften, die einen Menschen ausmachen und ihn von anderen unterscheiden. Im Video wird angemerkt, dass die Pandemie die Entwicklung der Identität beeinträchtigt hat, da junge Menschen die sozialen Interaktionen und Erfahrungen fehlten, die für die Selbstfindung wichtig sind.

💡Soziale Medien

Soziale Medien sind digitale Plattformen, die die Kommunikation und die Teilung von Informationen erleichtern. Im Video wird diskutiert, wie die Geschwindigkeit, mit der Trends in den sozialen Medien wechseln, unsere Zeitwahrnehmung beeinflusst hat, indem sie die Wahrnehmung von Zeit als flüchtig verstärken.

💡Therapie

Therapie ist ein Prozess der professionellen Unterstützung, um psychologische Probleme oder Störungen zu behandeln. Im Video wird die Verwendung von Online-Therapiediensten wie BetterHelp empfohlen, um die emotionalen Herausforderungen zu bewältigen, die durch die Pandemie entstanden sind.

💡Episodische Erinnerung

Episodische Erinnerung bezieht sich auf die Fähigkeit, spezifische Ereignisse aus dem eigenen Leben zu erinnern. Im Video wird vorgeschlagen, dass die Induktion episodischer Erinnerungen durch das Journalieren oder das Gespräch mit jemandem helfen kann, die Verwirrung über die Ereignisse während der Pandemie zu klären.

💡Neuheit

Neuheit bezieht sich auf etwas, das noch nie zuvor erlebt wurde. Im Video wird betont, wie wichtig es ist, neue Erfahrungen zu suchen, um die Zeitwahrnehmung zu verlängern und ein klares Gefühl der Identität zu entwickeln, insbesondere nach der Pandemie, in der die Möglichkeit zu neuen Erfahrungen eingeschränkt war.

Highlights

2020年2月,生活与往常无异,但一个月内全球将经历巨大的文化转变。

新型冠状病毒的爆发和全球大流行的宣布。

封锁期间,人们通过屏幕进行互动,时间感加速。

年轻一代普遍感觉时间过得更快,现实感减弱。

童年记忆的生动性与大脑编码新体验所需资源的多少有关。

新体验和强烈情绪状态增强记忆形成,使时间感觉变慢。

疫情期间,新闻和故事的轰炸使人们的记忆更加清晰,但日常生活的单调性压缩了时间感。

年轻一代在关键的成长阶段经历了世界关闭,影响了他们的社交和情感发展。

封锁期间的极端单调性使时间感觉模糊,尽管有些负面记忆清晰。

年轻一代主要在网上发声,表达了自2020年以来现实感减弱的观点。

15至21岁是关键的成长期,封锁影响了这一时期的社交和情感发展。

封锁期间,年轻人的互动主要通过Zoom会议,影响了他们的情感反应和社交技能的发展。

年轻一代感觉像是在弥补失去的时间,但这种弥补变得更困难,因为他们没有在适当的年龄发展必要的技能。

年轻一代在成长过程中被困在成人的身体里,这种年龄和感觉的脱节比以往任何时候都大。

信息获取速度的加快、任务完成速度的加快、技术进步的加快,都影响了我们对时间的感知。

社交媒体趋势的变化速度对我们的时间感知有重大影响。

现代互联网趋势的快速变化使每一波趋势都感觉像是一个新的时间周期。

被隔离和缺乏人际互动可能影响我们对时间的感知。

重新融入现实世界和创造更多新颖体验是解决现代问题的解决方案之一。

通过日记或与他人交谈来回忆过去的记忆,可以帮助清晰地理解疫情期间发生的事情。

每晚睡前写日记可以帮助回忆过去,使时间感觉更真实、更长。

接受新体验和打破日常例行公事的机会,最终会让生活感觉像2020年之前一样生动。

Transcripts

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in February of 2020 my life was the same

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as it had been for years I was living

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with my parents I hung out with my

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girlfriend a couple times a week and I

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had a big bumper sticker on the back of

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my car that said subscribe to my channel

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Cole Hastings super cringe but un

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necessary cringe at the time but little

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did I know that in less than a month

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myself and everyone else in the world

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would experience the biggest cultural

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shift of Our Lives authorities have

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reported 27 cases it's a new type of

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Corona virus one person coming in from

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and we have it under control officially

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announced that this is a global pandemic

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if you or anyone has one of those two

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symptoms then you should stay at home

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for 14

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days as of the time I'm recording this

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video it's now been 4 years since we

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were locked inside and forced to

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interact with each other through our

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screens and ever since then there's a

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large consensus specifically from young

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people that time has sped up

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significantly and nothing feels very

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real anymore could this simply be a bad

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case of nostalgia shrouding our ability

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to accurately assess the past just like

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every previous generation or is there a

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significant difference in the way

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children are perceiving time now as

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opposed to children in the past I'd like

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to explore that second question in this

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video if you're like me you probably

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have a vault of memories from your

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childhood that you can vividly recall

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like the time I got into a screaming

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match with my friend after a party in

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high school because I didn't fight a guy

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for insulting me to my face or when I

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was 6 years old and I ran out my

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backyard door pressed too hard on the

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glass window pane and got this scar on

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the back of my right arm these moments

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in time produced visceral emotions that

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enhanced my ability to remember them and

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also they were moments that I had never

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experienced before when our brains

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experience a novel situation in the form

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of a different environment or activity

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it requires more neural resources to

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code which then makes time feel slowed

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down this is why your childhood might

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feel like it lasted a lifetime or why a

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7-Day vacation can feel like a month you

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had to record more data to your brain

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and your brain there therefore had to

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take down more mental notes during that

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specific period of time that data also

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probably came with really intense

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emotional states which only exacerbates

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your ability to form new memories in

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short the more novel experiences and

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memories you make the longer that period

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of time will feel based off the science

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we already have to prove this

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researchers hypothesized that people's

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recollection of the pandemic period

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would feel like an eternity due to the

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amount of new stories and headlines that

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were being bombarded at us at every

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moment for instance a lot of people

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share similar Sentiments of knowing

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exactly where they were what they were

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doing and even what they were wearing

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when they heard that Kobe Bryant died or

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when it was announced that George Floyd

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was killed but what they found is that

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while people's recollection of their

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memories is stronger when emotions and

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specifically negative emotions are tied

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to them the lockdowns still compressed

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the perception of time due to the

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extreme monotony of our daily routines

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during the lockdown none of us were

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really experiencing anything novel or

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exciting we can remember those negative

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traumatic moments in precise detail but

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it still all feels like a blur because

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each of those details is just a speck in

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the canvas of time from 2020 to the

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present moment this suggests that

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monotony has a greater impact on our

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perception of time than surprising news

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stories and looking back on my life I'd

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have to agree but that still doesn't

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explain why this opinion of nothing

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feeling real since 2020 has been voiced

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primarily by young people the obvious

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answer is that it's mostly young people

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who post online and therefore the

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natural consequence will be that more

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young people will have a voice to

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amplify their thoughts about this but I

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think it goes much deeper than that I

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think it has to do with our most

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important developmental stages and what

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first month now let's skip back to the

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video during the ages of 15 to 21 you're

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going through what is commonly referred

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to as a coming of age it's when you're

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no longer considered a minor and you're

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finally figuring out who you are and

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what type of path you want to carve out

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for yourself in the world these are some

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of the most important years of your life

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and I'm sure that anyone who is above

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these ages in 2020 can attest to that so

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imagine that during your most developing

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years when your hormones are changing

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rapidly you're just learning how to

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communicate how to be competent

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confident and create useful skill skills

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the entire world shuts down and the most

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amount of interaction you get from your

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peers is through tiny boxes lined in

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multiple rows of a zoom meeting all the

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aspects that come with maturing making

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friends gauging emotional responses

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being in a school environment and

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cooperating with fellow humans are put

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on a halt so another reason that

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everything feels like a blur and many

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young people feel like they're not truly

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living is because we all feel like we're

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making up for lost time I actually asked

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people in my self-mastery school which

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you can join by clicking the link in the

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description their opinions on the

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blurriness of life since 2020 and one of

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them explained what I'm trying to

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explain here better than I ever could at

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least for me it feels like 2 years lost

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with nothing to show for it 2 years

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spent lost stolen I'm 24 now 4 years

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later but because I have so little

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memory of those two years aside from a

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dark smear of fear anxiety depression

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and loneliness I barely feel older than

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I was then I still feel 20 maybe 21 but

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I'm not and I'm expected to act now that

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24 years which is not the same as how a

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21-year-old acts it makes me feel too

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young too old and like I slipped out of

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time and when I came back to my life the

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person expected to live it isn't inside

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anymore stolen I think is one of the

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best words for it people in their

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teenage years and young 20s got their

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formative years stolen from them and now

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they're making up for lost time but

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making up for lost time is now harder

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than it should be because they didn't

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develop the skills that they were

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supposed to develop at that age the best

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way I could put it if I could sum it up

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into one sentence is that we have a

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bunch of 16 to 18yar olds trapped in

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20-some year old bodies and that

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disconnect between how old you are and

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how old you feel is greater than ever

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add that developmental postponement on

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top of the fact that it takes longer to

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become financially stable and afford

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things than in the past which is clearly

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exemplified in how many more

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20-year-olds are choosing to live with

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their parents and we now have a society

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full of teens trapped in adult bodies to

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clarify I'm not saying you shouldn't

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live with your parents and it doesn't

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always imply that you're going to mature

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less quickly if you don't move out in

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your 20s but there certainly is

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something to be said about how the

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pandemic contributed to more young

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people feeling like they're incapable of

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living without the guidance of a

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caretaker what is also contributing to

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our perception of time speeding up is

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that quite literally everything is

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speeding up and speeding up at a rate

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that we have never never seen before the

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rate we can get information has sped up

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how quickly we can finish certain tasks

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has sped up technological advancements

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have sped up significantly and before we

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can even learn about the new thing that

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everyone is talking about the next

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version of it has already been released

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but the type of information I want to

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focus on in regards to its speed is

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social media trends you see I think

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Trends on social media affect our

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perception of time much more than we

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think for example if we look at the

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early days of YouTube let's say 2005 to

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2008 it felt like a video could trend

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for years if you're an OG YouTube fan

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you might remember the Numa Numa guy

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Charlie bit my finger or Chocolate Rain

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these cataclysmic moments in YouTube

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history established a category of viral

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trends that Define that time period I

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don't know what exactly we would call

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that time period and I'm sure if I did

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some scouring on the internet I could

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find an exact real name but for the sake

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of this video Let's just call it the

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lowquality memes slf funny videos ER now

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according to the guy who officially

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uploaded the Numa Numa dance video the

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original upload was on sites like

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YouTube and Newgrounds from December 6th

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2004 to 2006 that probably means that

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for two entire years the Numa Numa Guy

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video was relevant on the internet

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another time period a lot of you might

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remember that established its own

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category was the MLG ERA this is when we

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had over edited videos with the hit

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marker sound Snoop Dogg doing that one

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dance that guy that says wow this and

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winks and little kids screaming on

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Modern Warfare 2 I decided to do some

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investigation through the YouTube search

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and what I found was that these types of

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meme videos were relevant from 2013 all

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the way to 2015 again a time period

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where an internet Trend could be

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relevant for two entire years now let's

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compare that to today thanks to what I

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believe is the biggest culprit for

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rapidly changing Trends short form

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content I feel like we have a new meme

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SL Trend category every month or even

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every week last month it was that LeBron

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James screaming meme LeBron James scream

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if you love Super Mario

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[Music]

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64 this month we now have a bunch of

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short form content about people losing

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Aura these Trends have to keep up with

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how rapidly we are processing and

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learning new information now every Trend

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feels like a new period of time on the

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internet and it's as if we are

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experiencing a new category of trends

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that used to last like 2 years every

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week or month now which is wild I might

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be kind of exaggerating this I don't

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know that might be a stretch but you

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cannot deny that our perception of time

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has to be quicker because everything

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else in our environment is moving

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quicker I'd also love it if somebody

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conducted a study where we had two

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groups of people and both groups had the

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exact same routine but the first group

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did their entire routine while

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surrounded by people while the second

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group did that entire routine in

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complete isolation I bet there's

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something related to time perception

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there because I also think being

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surrounded by people more often helps us

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to solidify an identity and a stable

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personality thus solidifying the idea of

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time better simply put I think being

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around people contributes to the idea

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that you actually exist and aren't some

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vague entity and you already know we

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aren't seeing people in real life as

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much anymore so that leads me to the

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most important parts of these types of

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videos the parts of these videos that

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historically have been the time in the

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video where people decide to click off

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the most the part where I actually try

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to provide a solution and I find it

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hilarious that once I'm done saying all

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the negative things people are like oh

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he's going to actually try to fix this

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for us okay I'm a log off and I can see

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this because YouTube shows me in the

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audience retention so how about you

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don't click off like most of our modern

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issues the solution revolves around

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reintegrating into the real world as

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much as you can and creating more novel

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experiences yes this is much more

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difficult than when you were a kid

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because now you need some sort of

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stability just to survive in your

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day-to-day life but you got to plan more

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things that are unlike anything you've

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experienced before this could be going

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to a concert joining a club going on a

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hike seeing a movie planning a boys or

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girls trip anything that shakes things

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up for a little while and will produce a

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big emotional reaction within you will

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help establish a clear sense of identity

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I know we're all victims of the pandemic

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and the government [ __ ] us up real bad

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but what else can you do and here's

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something else that the researchers of

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that study I mentioned earlier found in

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regards to your blurred memories during

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the pandemic if the memories of the past

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and all you went through during the

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pandemic have caused you to suppress

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that part of your life and keep it a

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blur which you might not even be

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consciously aware of you can actually

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let it stop haunting you in the present

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through something called episodic memory

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induction this is the process of

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recalling specific details from memories

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of the past using something like

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journaling or talking to a therapist or

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a friend so the one thing you might need

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to get that absolute Clarity on what

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happened to you during those pandemic

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years is to lay out exactly what

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happened to you and try to recall it in

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as much detail as possible with someone

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else or outside of your brain because if

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you try to figure it out in your brain

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it's just not going to work going off of

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this I actually recommend that you start

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to journal nightly right before bed I

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personally just write a onepage recap of

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what went on that day and how I felt to

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make the recalling of my past much

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easier which makes it feel real and

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longer as a result and if you find that

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you don't have much to write about or

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you're experiencing a string of days

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where you keep writing the exact same

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thing that's a great sign that you

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should go experience more novelty soon

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be more open to new experiences and

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accept any opportunity that requires you

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to break out of your daily routine at

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least for a little while and eventually

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life will start feeling as Vivid as it

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was before 2020

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would love to hear your thoughts in the

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comments I have a free self-improvement

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community if you want to talk about

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topics like this and discuss solutions

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to modern-day problems the link is in

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the description to that and if you like

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my video essays where I talk about

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modern issues I have a whole playlist of

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them right here go check them out maybe

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they'll help and provide more solutions

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for you I'm leaving goodbye go do some

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novel [ __ ] peace

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