The Passage of Time (1)

Recently the topic of how we perceive the passage of time has been popular among my friends.
We unanimously agreed that before and during our teen years, we couldn’t wait to grow up. Between young adulthood and middle age, the speed of time seemed to be normal. Some commented that once they are “over the hill”, it felt like a high speed free fall from there.
I think we could not wait to grow up with the anticipation of receiving freedom as an adult. The second stage (between young adulthood and middle age) is trying to reach an equilibrium among independence, freedom, responsibilities, opportunities and maturity. The third stage is a rather complicated one. However, I believe there are many stereotypes and biases associated with this stage of life. For some reason, some people think we enter a “slow” state and feel like being drifted away with time instead of taking the driver’s seat. I would like to explore a bit more on this topic. Not intended to throw in a “cliff-hanger”, but to be continued.