Distance equals time multiplied by velocity

Did you study physics at school? Then you remember the first formula we learned: distance equals time multiplied by velocity.

Then we solved numerous practical tasks — calculating the distances with given time and velocity, and then finding the time when distance and velocity were given.

We were so proud when we got the right answers.

But now, when we are grown-ups, we face irregular tasks and solve unique equations;

time, distance, and velocity still matter, but the outcomes are different — the instructions are not clear.

Moreover, now we have unpredictable variables: mood, complexes, ambitions, habits, and fears.

⏳ Time

We continuously claim to value the time lost in traffic jams, wasted while navigating social sites,

and watching strangers dance, dress, cook, bake, or do absurd things, worrying about the future.

And this time now is trapped somewhere between the desperate wish to save it and the habit of tossing it away.

⚡ Velocity

We sprint through daily tasks and manufactured worries,

ambitiously signing milestones with degrees, achievements, and promotions.

Average velocity — that includes anxiety, self-doubt, rush and panic, excuses, and “I will do it later”-s —

is not measured academically, but in:

• anxiety per hour
• coffee per day
• awake nights per month

We do not get fines for speeding through life — because we pay taxes;

and the more taxes we pay, the faster we speed up.

🔀 Variables

We do not remember the variables; we did not solve such tasks at school.

And now life throws in these mood swings, wild ambitions, and soul-crushing doubts.

These variables, wrapped with emotional turbulence and existential overthinking,

completely rewrite the answers to the tasks we used to solve so confidently at school.

📏 Distance

The distance we cover begins when we start crawling — both physically and emotionally.

Then we sprint through adolescence,

and then climb up the mountain of responsibilities and obligations

towards acceptance and solitude.

The distance that truly matters is the space between who you were and who you are now,

while having your inner GPS shouting:

“Recalculating”

at every milestone you reach and questionable life choice you have to make.