Why Time Feels Faster As We Age

Why did summer feel like it lasted forever as a kid, but now a

whole year disappears like a Snapchat? Here is the twist: your clock did

not change, your brain's time perception did. One big factor is novelty.

New experiences force your brain to process more information. More processing can make time feel

slower in the moment, because your brain is busy recording. As adults,

routines repeat, so the brain stores fewer new markers, and weeks can

blur together. When you look back, fewer distinct memories can make that

period feel shorter. There is also a simple perspective effect: one year is