Lately I’ve been fascinated with the concept of having different periods in your life. Picasso famously had Blue and Rose periods, which strongly dictated his artistic output.

I’m interested for two reasons: I’m curious as to what causes transitions between different periods. Is it a single event? A series of events? How long does the transition take?

The second reason is that I feel like I am in a characterizable period in my own life.

Can you classify a life period whilst you are in it, or only retroactively? I hope the former, because I’m thoroughly enjoying the current period.