tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17320859.post4032330423164920775..comments2023-10-31T02:02:10.136-07:00Comments on Immodest Proposals: Perception Versus RealityXWLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13646729965929680256noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17320859.post-30502705167899583592007-11-01T07:08:00.000-07:002007-11-01T07:08:00.000-07:00Excellent analysis. This same insight came to me a...Excellent analysis. This same insight came to me a few years ago (I think having kids helped the thought process). I realized that to a 5-year old, one year is 20% of his entire existence. The other thing is that explaining time in terms of weeks and months doesn't help them much, because they have their own relative perception of how long a week is. We've taken to using birthdays and holidays as markers: "We'll go to Florida after Christmas and after Easter and after your birthday."<BR/><BR/>Plus, as Einstein said of relativity, an hour sitting on a park bench with a pretty girl seems like five minutes; five minutes with your hand on a hot stove feels like an hour. A week of summer camp is nothing; a week of exams is forever!P_Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16130988618277500381noreply@blogger.com