Oct 12, 2026 · 57 min · 10 segments
I’m questioning the timeline we’ve been taught to follow and why we feel behind when we’re not even heading toward the same destination. I talk about life’s different chapters, patience versus apathy…
I find it so interesting how we always want to be somewhere else than where we are now, and we're always seeking for what's next.
And, like, when we're young, we wanna be older and do adult things, but then when we're elderly, we wanna go back to our young life.
Wanting...
We spend, we spend so much of our lives wanting to be somewhere other than where we are.
When we're younger, we can't wait to grow up.
When we're older, we wish we could go back.
I've been questioning that a lot lately, and why am I always such in a rush? Okay.
Welcome back to my podcast channel, The Self Project.
Okay.
Welcome back to my podcast channel, The Self Project with Gaelle, and today's topic is the illusion of our time.
I find it so interesting that we spend most of our life wanting to be somewhere that we're not, and we're always looking for what's next.
And when we're young, we wanna be older, but then we wish...
when we're older, we wish we could go back to our young years.
And I've been questioning, why am I living life in a rush? And why am I always trying to be ahead and not feel like I'm behind in life, and because I'm following this made-up timeline? I'm comparing my life with this made-up timeline that society is-- tends to follow.
Why am I so...
It comes down to me being impatient.
Yes, I am very impatient with my life.
It comes down to me being impatient with my life.
Because I'm so excited for my life, I'm so impatient to do the next thing and, like, move on.
Oh, not move on.
Okay.
It comes down to the fact that I'm very impatient with my own life, but that's because I'm so excited for my life and to... for my future and to see what's next.
But the more I think about it, the more I realize that our perception on time is shaped by expectations, comparisons, and society's made-up timeline of how your life should be.
We've accepted systems...
No. We've...
I find it so interesting how we always want to be somewhere else than where we are now, and we're always seeking for what's next.
And, like, when we're young, we wanna be older and do adult things, but then when we're elderly, we wanna go back to our young life.
Wanting...
We spend, we spend so much of our lives wanting to be somewhere other than where we are.
When we're younger, we can't wait to grow up.
When we're older, we wish we could go back.
I've been questioning that a lot lately, and why am I always such in a rush? Okay.
Welcome back to my podcast channel, The Self Project.
Okay.
Welcome back to my podcast channel, The Self Project with Gaelle, and today's topic is the illusion of our time.
I find it so interesting that we spend most of our life wanting to be somewhere that we're not, and we're always looking for what's next.
And when we're young, we wanna be older, but then we wish...
when we're older, we wish we could go back to our young years.
And I've been questioning, why am I living life in a rush? And why am I always trying to be ahead and not feel like I'm behind in life, and because I'm following this made-up timeline? I'm comparing my life with this made-up timeline that society is-- tends to follow.
Why am I so...
It comes down to me being impatient.
Yes, I am very impatient with my life.
It comes down to me being impatient with my life.
Because I'm so excited for my life, I'm so impatient to do the next thing and, like, move on.
Oh, not move on.
Okay.
It comes down to the fact that I'm very impatient with my own life, but that's because I'm so excited for my life and to... for my future and to see what's next.
But the more I think about it, the more I realize that our perception on time is shaped by expectations, comparisons, and society's made-up timeline of how your life should be.
We've accepted systems...
No. We've...
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