A regular Swedish dad with a regular job, life and family came up with the a list of observations when comparing grown ups and kids. When did we leave the care free days of our youth? A selection of these observations have here been posted and translated. Nothing breath taking but well worth thinking about.
Activity | Children | Grown ups |
Sleeping habit | Children sleep a lot | Adults sleep very little |
Nightly habit | Children go to bed early | Adults go to bed late |
Doing | Children do | Adults think about what to do |
Impulses | Children goes from thought to action | Adults go from thought to thought |
Morning habits | Children wake early by them selves | Adults wake up by the alarm, often late |
Morning mood | Children wake up with a lot of energy | Adults wake up wake up with low energy |
Eating habits | Children eat often and small portions | Adults eat seldom and large portions |
Movement habits | Children move around a lot and regularly during their day | Adults move at a few occasions a week |
Entertainment | Children wants to have fun | Adults want to have a bit of fun |
Time perception | Children are mentally here and now | Adults are mentally yesterday and in the future |
Participation | Children always wants to participate | Adults prefer to watch |
Knowledge | Children wants to learn new stuff | Adults like to stick to what they already know |
Failure | Children fail all the time | Adults almost never fail |
Success | Children success almost all the time | Adults almost never succeed |
Focus | Children focus on what makes them happy | Adults focus on what makes them angry |