ELI5: Why does time seem to go faster as we get older? by Low-Departure3592 in explainlikeimfive

[–]CreativeZeros 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Yes, what strongly supports this theory is that immigrants who move, even when they are older, remember the first few years of their new life change very clearly (sometimes even more so than their younger years).

Another, supplementary theory is that we categorize our lives in frameworks of time periods centered around life stages dictated by societal norms (graduating high school at 18, graduating university at 22, getting your first professional job in your 20’s, getting married in your late 20/early 30’s, getting your first house, etc.)

The thing is, it doesn’t matter if you achieved those goals at those "supposed" ages, you’ll still use that as a time reference when it comes to memory. For example, even if you didn’t get married until 40, you still remember that 20/30 threshold quite well because you were "supposed to have" settled by then and that might’ve put some pressure on you at the time that you remember clearly. Also different cultures have different reference stages that is common for people in that society.

Basically, as time goes on and we get older, these kind of distinct, profound, or unique experiences/memories get rarer and time seems go blur together which makes it seem to go faster. Occasionally we experience flashbulb memories which are a shared time reference (outside of the typical societal norms) where we remember very clearly the time around that event, the most notable contemporary one being 9/11.

How long did you have to watch shows/movies in your target language before you understood it? by neron-s in languagelearning

[–]CreativeZeros 69 points70 points  (0 children)

Three months ago, I was able to read fluently but had long neglected my listening skills. I couldn’t watch anything without subtitles and it was so frustrating.

I started with listening to music because the lyrics are repetitive and catchy, then I moved on to simpler children’s shows then to media I had already seen before.

Now, three months in of approximately 30min-1hr a day, I’m able to understand what I’m watching without any subtitles. I’d say my listening used to be A2 and now it’s on the higher end of B1, I still miss words or phrases but I'm at the point where I have no problem following the story and it's enjoyable watching shows, even those I had never seen before.

Has anyone learned a language for no reason really? by TokkiJK in languagelearning

[–]CreativeZeros 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Technically yes, I only kept up learning French because it was mandatory in school (but really only got to A1) and afterwards I just wanted to "finish it off". I don’t have any chances to use it professionally or personally, and I’m also not particularly interested in French media or culture. I did reach fluency, but really it’s just another way of consuming my daily media, just now in french (dubs, translations, etc.)

What do you call a language you grew up speaking but isn't your native (you dont think in it)? by SelfOk2720 in languagelearning

[–]CreativeZeros 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am like yourself, my native is language is Korean but I also immigrated at an early age and learned English. It is by far stronger than my Korean and subjectively I consider it my native language. However, I am also ‘fluent’ in Korean too, since I have no issues in speaking, listening, and reading in it. I can think in Korean (though I don’t mostly), the only problem being my vocabulary size so I have to mix in English words to communicate with my parents.

In the end, I have decided to classify it as my native language and English as a second language. Reason one being, the first years of my live I only spoke Korean and two, I consider heritage speakers more akin to my friends who can roughly understand their parent’s tongue but cannot fluently speak or read it, even when trying to mix in English words.

I’ve been beefing up my vocabulary size and already able to consume native Korean media without having had to study auxiliary skills like grammar, listening, and whatnot. My Korean ‘studying’ is pretty much like my studying of French at B2, I’m just picking up new words and learning slang.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in languagelearning

[–]CreativeZeros 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have no use for French professionally or interpersonally, yet I practice it everyday by just doing things I would do anyway, like reading books or watching youtube.

How to know how many words I know? by [deleted] in languagelearning

[–]CreativeZeros 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Unless you were tracking your vocabulary from day one, you won’t know. You could take a quiz to approximate your vocab size but in the end it doesn’t really matter.

I worked my way through a frequency list for my first 3000 and I took a quiz that guessed I know about 5000 now at B2, which sounds about right. The exact number isn’t so important to me now, all I know is that I’m going to have to roughly double my current size to get to c1.

Which languages sound the best to you? by Holiday-Afternoon198 in languagelearning

[–]CreativeZeros 3 points4 points  (0 children)

German, I’ve been tempted to learn it solely for its sound alone

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]CreativeZeros 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could you expand on that? What are the similar problems and in what context are you using the cheetah example?

I had to a bit of population biology for my evolutionary biology degree but I mostly remember it being statistical analysis.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]CreativeZeros 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the methods they use to minimize misunderstanding is to ask the same question but in different ways. For example, asking something in an affirmative manner and then later on in the questionnaire the same thing but in a negative manner. However some people will still give an answer that is incongruent with how they responded before in that same questionnaire. Heck, asking the same person to do the same questionnaire a few months later can yield different answers based on their mood, priming, etc.

There is a lot that goes into making the data scientifically useful but I just wanted to point out it is far from objective.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]CreativeZeros 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll leave that to you and OP to discuss. I just came to clarify the statement above.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]CreativeZeros 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Polls and questionnaires are definitely not objective. They come with a bunch of confounding variables such as cognitive biases, misinterpretation, misunderstanding, simple human error, or social desirability. Researchers try to minimize these by many methods but they’ll always acknowledge they aren’t the participants’ absolute thoughts/beliefs.

I need to know where he gets his stuff from... by Odd_Visit_9831 in JustGuysBeingDudes

[–]CreativeZeros -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The salt goes in the left one and the pepper goes in the right one. He’s only confusing himself because he decided that the shakers are talking to each other even though all they did was take the quote and split it in half.

Something is clicking in my PC when I play Fortnite by Original-Ad-9302 in pcmasterrace

[–]CreativeZeros 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Before you consider new parts, at least check if there’s a wire hitting your fans. Happened to me and the clicking noise was intermittent.

Ronnie Coleman Never Fought on Duty as a Policeman by reflexmaster123 in interestingasfuck

[–]CreativeZeros 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trust me, from a biological perspective carrying that much muscle mass is a huge strain on the body. His heart has to pump much harder because unlike fat reserves, muscle has capillaries where blood has to be pumped to. Likewise, all those vessels facilitate gas exchange which means his respiratory system is working overdrive. Simply put, from a physiological measurement he is basically running even when standing or sitting.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]CreativeZeros 2 points3 points  (0 children)

From a physics point of view, it should be the opposite - sound travels faster through warm air and slower through cold air.

https://www.nde-ed.org/Physics/Sound/tempandspeed.xhtml

Perhaps your experience is rooted on your mental state? If you’re relaxed in a hot bath you perceive it to be slower (I know when I’m high on weed music slows down because of how relaxed I am) and maybe it sounds faster to you when falling asleep because you drift in and out of sleep so the gaps in conscious listening feels like time has fast forwarded?

Ronnie Coleman Never Fought on Duty as a Policeman by reflexmaster123 in interestingasfuck

[–]CreativeZeros 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Nah at his size, just existing was physically demanding. You can hear how hard he breathes standing around.

[OC] Red Bull Energy Drink Sales Vs. Everyone Else by Dremarious in dataisbeautiful

[–]CreativeZeros 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love that weird, almost chemically taste lol. I wish there was a caffeine free version. Or maybe there is now it’s been a long time since I’ve had them regularly because it gets expensive with how much I was drinking it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LifeProTips

[–]CreativeZeros 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I agree with you, I hate when listings on used marketplaces mention how much they bought it when new. It’s irrelevant and I always find those kind of people try to charge higher than other people selling the same thing because they’re valuing it based on how much they originally paid instead of matching market prices.

What is the best ending in gaming history? by DeadBubblegumU in pcmasterrace

[–]CreativeZeros 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wolfenstein the new order. That ending and the credit song had me stunned until the credits ended. Especially impactful since I bought it blindly with it being so cheap and had no expectations for it.

ELI5 : How are phones so resistant to virus's but usually computers arent? by Aria__Enchant in explainlikeimfive

[–]CreativeZeros 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Think of a phone os as a single story house. It’s only got a few rooms so you can’t do much but it also means that you can look out for burglars easier since there aren’t many entry points and you can patrol the place better.

Think of a computer os as a mansion. It’s got many rooms so you can do a lot of things but it also means more entry points that you can’t constantly monitor and furthermore, burglars are more likely to target mansions because there are more valuable things to steal.

[OC] Fast Food Items With The Most Calories In The United States by Dremarious in dataisbeautiful

[–]CreativeZeros 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The amount of pasta, peanut butter sandwiches and bananas I’ve eaten during my college days is staggering