It took a while to realize that there are two timelines that exist.

One that is the "real time." This timeline has all of the physical phenomena. It composed of the past, present, and future. Everyone is on this timeline.

The other timeline is the "planned" timeline that everyone has in their minds. It's all theoretical.

But this timeline actually reveals the working framework that people have of the future. Depending on what you believe, you might actually be decades behind on it. Worst yet, you are living out someone else's planned timeline — that is, those that believe they have the power to shape this timeline and actively sketching it.