Sunday, November 26, 2023

The Time Warp: From Endless Summers to Fleeting Moments

Our perception of time is a curious thing.  Remember when you were a kid and summer seemed to last forever?  You got out of school and you had an entire 3 months to do whatever you wanted.  Three months felt like forever when you were in the 5th grade.  But, when you are in your 50s, summer goes by in a blink.  

I have never seen a study on this, but I have always had a theory that people individually perceive time as a percentage of their age and experiences.  Therefore, when you are 2 years old, 3 months seems like a long time.  Well, it is 12.5% of your life.  That is a long time!  Over the next 3 months you will experience 12.5% more life.  You will also likely learn lots of new things and have many new experiences.  Those are distinct markers in your life that make a lasting impression.  

But, for a 45 year old, 3 months is only 0.5% of their life.  In addition, a 45 year old person will likely not experience anything “new” over the course of 3 months.  They have already had 540 months of experiences by age 45.  Therefore, of course 3 months seems to go by fast.

We are all experiencing an exponential decay of time the older we get.  Of course time is not "speeding up."  But, it sure seems like it is.  So, when you hear things like, "Appreciate every moment because they go by fast," I think that is real and this could be an explanation of that perceived phenomenon.


Saturday, January 28, 2023

ChatGPT Copyright Chaos - Barron's Article

 Yesterday, Barron's (the weekly sister publication to the Wall Street Journal) published an opinion piece Jason and I co-authored on the copyright implications of ChatGPT. title "ChatGPT Will Unleash Copyright Chaos"

Then today I noticed something.  If you Google “ChatGPT copyright” the first hit is our Barron’s article.  I am pumped!  I have never had something be the first listing on Google.   






Monday, August 29, 2022

6 Terrabella Lane

Misty and I have been looking at a particular piece of land on Lake Ray Hubbard for about 15 years.  It is about 1.4 acres right on the lake.  I have honestly stood on this piece of land maybe 100 times over the years.  In my opinion, it has the most incredible view of the lake.  We have considered purchasing it several times, but it was just too much.  

Well, the land recently went back on the market and Misty and I decided to take a run at it.  On August 29th, Misty and I closed on 6 Terrabella Lane and we are looking forward to building our dream home over the next couple of years.









 

Thursday, August 11, 2022

Noelle Starts First Teaching Job

 Noelle started her first job as a third grade teacher in Forney ISD on April 11, 2022!






Sunday, May 15, 2022

Noelle Graduates From Baylor!

Another Helms kid graduates!  Noelle Helms graduated from Baylor University yesterday!  She graduated with a degree in Elementary Education with a concentration in Special Education.  Noelle will be working at an elementary school in Forney.