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Relative time and Short and Long Days
February 17, 2011 at 4:31 pm
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You know how a day can feel really quick and short, but it can also feel really slow and long....
...which do you prefer?
I personally prefer the long days. I honestly despise those days that are over as soon as they've started so the entire day seems pointless and I feel that at this rate I'll be old and dead in no time.
So as I said, which do you prefer? A long day or a short day?
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RE: Relative time and Short and Long Days
February 17, 2011 at 4:46 pm
I prefer shorter days, mostly because I'm more of a night-owl so I tend to have most of my waking hours during the night.
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RE: Relative time and Short and Long Days
February 17, 2011 at 4:54 pm
I used to be a night-owl, I can't do that anymore sadly.
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RE: Relative time and Short and Long Days
February 17, 2011 at 5:15 pm
Every day is the same to me in terms of the relative time that I feel. So, there's no such thing as "longer days" and "shorter days" for me.
Even if there is a small difference, I think it depends on what I did during that day and how it went for me. The relative time doesn't matter because some of the "short days" can go well for me while others can be a lot worse for me. The same thing with the "long days" (again, because some are good and some are not that good). The point is that my preference depends on how I'm going to spend my time during the day as opposed to whether the day feels long or short to me. I don't care about the relative time because I don't feel that much of a difference anyways.
