Have we thought about our future plans? Of course. 😀 Being DINKs, who else do we plan for?

We look forward to less routines and more endless days of “What do you want to do today?” To catch more sunsets. To plan where we are going and to not worry about day to day things. More itineraries less agendas. More destinations, more time with friends and family, more memories to make.

We look forward to the day when the alarm clock is silent forever—well, at least when we no longer have to catch early flights or chase sunrises in remote places. We dream of fewer routines and endless days of “What do you want to do today?” More sunsets to watch. More time to plan our travels without worrying about daily tasks. More itineraries, fewer strict agendas. More destinations, more moments with friends and family, and more memories to create. As DINKs, this is what truly matters to us. With the resources we have, we hope to reach this goal sooner rather than later and fully embrace the time ahead.

Numerous studies have explored why time seems to accelerate as we age. According to an article in The Independent, “Physical time is not mind time.” The article explains that our ability to process visual information diminishes over time. As the neural networks in our brains expand in size and complexity, electrical signals must travel longer distances, slowing processing speed. As a result, we perceive fewer ‘frames per second’ with age, causing time to feel like it’s passing more quickly. It’s similar to a flipbook: with fewer images per second, the story concludes faster.

“People are often amazed at how much they remember from days that seemed to last forever in their youth,” he said. “It’s not that their experiences were much deeper or more meaningful, it’s just that they were being processed in rapid fire.”

With that in mind, it’s time to add more pages to the flipbook—wiring our neurons with countless memories and experiences that make time feel endless.

關於未來規劃的隨想

我們想過未來嗎？當然了。 😀 身為丁克族，我們還能為誰規劃未來呢？

我們期待著鬧鐘永遠關閉的那一天。至少，那時我們不用趕早班飛機去下一個目的地，也不用在遙遠的地方看日出。我們期待著更少的例行公事，更多無休止地問「今天想做什麼？」的日子，欣賞更多日落。規劃好我們的目的地，不再為日常瑣事煩惱。行程安排更少，日程安排更少。目的地更多，有更多時間陪伴親朋好友，留下更多回憶。作為丁克族，這對我們來說很重要。憑藉我們現有的資源，我們希望能夠早日實現這一目標，並享受未來的時光。

關於為什麼隨著年齡增長，時間似乎過得更快，已經進行了大量研究。 《獨立報》的一篇文章《物理時間並非思考時間》指出，我們處理視覺訊息的能力會隨著年齡增長而下降。隨著我們大腦中神經元網路的規模和複雜性不斷增長，電訊號被迫經過更長的路徑，從而降低了處理速度。結果就是，隨著年齡的增長，我們記錄的「每秒幀數」越來越少，時間似乎過得更快。這就像翻頁書一樣：圖像越少，你就越快到達書的最後。

「人們常常驚訝於自己竟然能記得那麼多彷彿永恆的青春歲月，」他說。 “這並不是說他們的經歷更加深刻或更有意義，只是這些記憶被快速地消化了。”

話雖如此，現在是時候為翻頁書添加更多頁面了。為神經元注入更多記憶和經歷，讓我們讓時間彷彿永恆。