“Older people have shorter time horizons. For many years, people thought that must make people miserable and scared…It actually makes people feel calmer not to have to prepare for this long and nebulous future, to be able to live more in the present.”

“Older people have shorter time horizons. For many years, people thought that must make people miserable and scared…It actually makes people feel calmer not to have to prepare for this long and nebulous future, to be able to live more in the present.” https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/aging-living-longer-benefits-70a248d9

yeah when I was really depressed I used to repeat “one day at a time” like a maniac kind of helped but not a sustainable strategy in the long term unless you have a few years to live

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yeah when I was really depressed I used to repeat “one day at a time” like a maniac kind of helped but not a sustainable strategy in the long term unless you have a few years to live https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4166378/

i remember a line in Linklater’s Before Sunset about a guy with cancer diagnosis given 9 months to live. 

first reaction was relief because he knew he had enough money for nine months.

hope this kicks in some day. i think about aging and dying all the time, and I'm not that old

Shorter time horizons may bring a sense of calm and living in the present for some older people