January 2018 is nearly over, and for most people on the internet, it can’t happen soon enough. The month was 31 days long, just like it always is, but a lot of people thought that it felt much longer.
Just look at these tweets from the past week:
how is it still january
— tyler oakley // schedule pinned (@tyleroakley) January 30, 2018
HOW IS IT STILL JANUARY
— Evan Edinger (@EvanEdinger) January 31, 2018
https://twitter.com/Blu1x/status/957539453349711872
We six months into 2018 and it’s still January.
— zee ᥫ᭡ (@sighbrattt) January 30, 2018
https://twitter.com/Dom_Founded/status/957894527829848064
https://twitter.com/Iam_Abdulaxis/status/958578494128128003
https://twitter.com/KingsleyEkeji/status/958598445111087104
One man was even worried he was trapped in some sort of alternate reality.
https://twitter.com/SavinTheBees/status/958427198540562432
https://twitter.com/SavinTheBees/status/958429841644072961
https://twitter.com/SavinTheBees/status/958451301041385473
Other people were just as incredulous that someone would question the concept of linear time.
Bc the month of January has 31 days and today was only the 29th so therefore it is still January. Jeez Tyler i thought you were smarter…..
— Ricky Dillon (@RickyPDillon) January 30, 2018
do you have any idea how many tweets like that ive seen on my tl the past few days ima just mute the word january
— 2minsunger (crazy) (@lovely2min) January 30, 2018
Maybe the month felt long because we had five Mondays.
https://twitter.com/weestroma/status/957907029154287617
To be fair, January is also typically the coldest month of the year, and this one has been particularly frigid, so people are probably just feeling slightly stir crazy at this point.
Also, there’s a little something phycologists call “perceived duration,” in which the amount of time between events can vary wildly for any two individuals. In general, boring or painful moments seem to last longer than exciting or joyful ones.
Then again, maybe the month of January just has the ability to warp spacetime.
In any case, people are ready for February—which has only 28 days this year.
https://twitter.com/Sarimarr/status/958744253471051781
https://twitter.com/OUaTPreachers/status/958709794579402753
Tomorrow is finally February 1st.. it feels like tomorrow should be 2019 the way January was…
— Voices In Power (@voicesinpower_) January 31, 2018
https://twitter.com/whatthemeows/status/958801575098667008
https://twitter.com/minhosfist/status/958801674671411200
The wait is over. Tomorrow is finally February
— milky🍼 (@markcukier) January 31, 2018
Can’t. Wait.