A reflection on how the passage of time can feel wildly uneven—sometimes stretching into years, other times vanishing in minutes—offers a personal take on the disconnect between calendar dates and lived experience. The piece explores how daily routines, emotions, and even cooking can warp perception, making some moments drag while others blur by in an instant. For those who’ve ever lost track of time in the kitchen or felt a week pass in a flash, this essay connects the mundane to the universal struggle of measuring life beyond clocks. It’s less about marking time and more about how time marks us.
Time is a weird thing. It’s been more than six months since the new year began, but some days it feels like it’s been six minutes, and other days? Six years. Since Jan. 1, we at New York Times Cooking ...
