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【No. 0360】Janet's Law

Dec 13, 2015 13:58
Have you ever feel like a year passes by faster?

In the 19th century, a French philosopher Janet invented a law.

It is something like that the length of years that are memorized subjectively is evaluated as; longer for young persons, shorter for elders.

According to Janet, for five-years-olds one year is one-fifth of their life, while for fifty-years-olds one year is one-fiftieth, so there is a difference of 10 times in the perceptions of their one year.

It is also said that as we get older, fresh experiences decrease and lives become monotonous, so we become to feel like a year passes by faster.

As long as we continue new challenges every day, we might be able to spend quality time at any age.
ジャネーの法則

最近、一年が早く感じることがありませんか？

19世紀、フランスの哲学者ジャネーはある法則を発案しました。

それは、主観的に記憶される年月の長さは年少者にはより長く、年長者にはより短く評価されるというものです。

彼によると、5歳における1年は人生の1/5なのに対し、50歳における1年は人生の1/50であるため、1年の感覚に10倍の差があるとのことです。

また、年を重ねると新鮮な経験が減って単調になるため、1年が早く経つようになるとも言われています。

毎日新しい挑戦を続けていれば、年齢に関係なく充実した時間を過ごせるかもしれません。

Corrections (3)

No. 1　kou
  • Janet's Law
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • Have you ever feel like a year passes by faster?
  • Have you ever felt like a year passes by faster?
  • In the 19th century, a French philosopher Janet invented a law.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • It is something like that the length of years that are memorized subjectively is evaluated as; longer for young persons, shorter for elders.
  • It is something like that the length of years that are memorized subjectively and is evaluated; longer for young persons, shorter for elders.
  • According to Janet, for five-years-olds one year is one-fifth of their life, while for fifty-years-olds one year is one-fiftieth, so there is a difference of 10 times in the perceptions of their one year.
  • According to Janet, for five-years-olds, one year is one-fifth of their life, on the other hand, fifty-year-olds, one year is one-fiftieth, so there is a difference of 10 times in the perceptions of their one year.
  • It is also said that as we get older, fresh experiences decrease and lives become monotonous, so we become to feel like a year passes by faster.
  • It is also said that as we get older, fresh experiences decreases and lives become monotonous. So we become to feel like a year passes by faster.
  • As long as we continue new challenges every day, we might be able to spend quality time at any age.
  • As long as we are open to new challenges every day, we might be able to spend quality time at any age.

very good sentences :-)
good job :-)

Toru
Thank you very much for correcting my post! :D
kou
you're welcome :-) My pleasure :-)
No. 2　outdoors
  • Have you ever feel like a year passes by faster?
  • Have you ever felt like a the years passes by faster and faster?
  • It is something like that the length of years that are memorized subjectively is evaluated as; longer for young persons, shorter for elders.
  • It is something like that the length of years that are memorized subjectively is evaluated as longer for young people, and shorter for elders.
  • According to Janet, for five-years-olds one year is one-fifth of their life, while for fifty-years-olds one year is one-fiftieth, so there is a difference of 10 times in the perceptions of their one year.
  • According to Janet, for five-years-olds one year is one-fifth of their life, while for fifty-year-olds one year is one-fiftieth, so there is a difference of 10 times in the perceptions of their one year.
  • It is also said that as we get older, fresh experiences decrease and lives become monotonous, so we become to feel like a year passes by faster.
  • It is also said that as we get older, our fresh experiences decrease and our lives become more monotonous, so we become start to feel like a the years passes by faster.

    a common mistake I've noticed is writing "become to" instead of "start to" (or begin to).

  • As long as we continue new challenges every day, we might be able to spend quality time at any age.
  • As long as we continue new challenges every day, we might be able to spend quality time truly experience life at any age.

    Although "quality time" might seem to mean the same thing...as a phrase, it has a slightly different meaning in English. For instance, people say "spend quality time with my kids" (which means special time where they can interact in a meaningful way).

Toru
Thank you so much for your corrections and helpful comments! :)
No. 3　gyokuro
  • In the 19th century, a French philosopher Janet invented a law.
  • In the 19th century, a French philosopher named Janet invented a law.
  • It is something like that the length of years that are memorized subjectively is evaluated as; longer for young persons, shorter for elders.
  • It is something likeIt goes something like the length of years are subjectively experienced depending on your age; longer for young persons, shorter for elders.
  • According to Janet, for five-years-olds one year is one-fifth of their life, while for fifty-years-olds one year is one-fiftieth, so there is a difference of 10 times in the perceptions of their one year.
  • According to Janet, for five-years-olds one year is one-fifth of their life, while for fifty-years-olds one year is one-fiftieth, so there is a difference of 10 times in the perceptions of their one year.
  • It is also said that as we get older, fresh experiences decrease and lives become monotonous, so we become to feel like a year passes by faster.
  • It is also said that as we get older, fresh experiences decrease and our lives become more monotonous, so we become begin to feel like the years pass by faster.
Toru
Thank you very much for correcting my post! :)
gyokuro
No problem!

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