I’m Already 10% Through My 40s
2 Oct 2026 · 1 min

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Peter Lohmann turned 41 and realized the first year of his 40s already feels like more than 10% of the decade. Time moves faster as you age, and he finds it unsettling, even distressing.

Peter Lohmann turned 41 and realized the first year of his 40s already feels like more than 10% of the decade. Time moves faster as you age, and he finds it unsettling, even distressing.
I'm getting a little older, so I turned 41 this year, and time is moving faster, right? You've noticed this as you get older? Yes. Like each year goes by a little faster. It's, it's actually one of the most unsettling things I've ever experienced. Uh-huh. Um, it's, it's— I would call it borderline distressing. As I think about that and I realize that I It feels like I just turned 40 and now I'm already 41. So like the decade of my 40s is more than 10% over at this point.