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Stood in the same spot for 8 years before I noticed the morning light shift
I've been writing at my kitchen table in Portland since 2017, same chair, same window. Last week I looked up and realized the sun hits the table at a totally different angle now, casting shadows on my notebook that never used to be there. It took me that long to notice the seasons actually change the light path by about 15 degrees from summer to winter. Has anyone else had a weird slow realization about their own workspace layout?
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jana_henderson5217d ago
Damn, @margaretk89 beat me to the math on that. But yeah, 15 degrees is a real shift. I had a similar thing with a drafting lamp I’ve used for years. One day I noticed the cord was coiled in a totally different shape than when I first set it up. Turns out I’ve been nudging it a few inches every season without thinking. Your brain really does tune out the slow stuff until something finally snaps you out of it.
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Wait 15 degrees?! That's a real measurable difference and it took 8 years for it to click? I'm kinda freaking out because now I need to go check my desk in the back bedroom. I've been sitting here since 2020 and I swear the light hits my monitor at the same time every afternoon but maybe I just never looked close enough til now. Your brain really just filters out slow changes like that, wild.
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