Why Time Feels Faster As You Age And How Novelty Can Help You Slow It Down Again

Ever feel like time is flying by faster than it used to?

There’s a reason for that and it’s not just getting older. Neuroscience suggests that time feels faster when your brain encounters fewer new experiences.

When you’re young, everything is novel first days, new faces, constant learning. Your brain records more data, which stretches time in memory. But as routines settle in, the brain stops “bookmarking” moments. Days blur. Weeks vanish. Years feel shorter.

It’s not just a feeling. It’s perception shaped by how many mental milestones your brain captures.

The antidote? Break the routine. Seek novelty. Change scenery. Try something new.

New experiences create more memory “anchors” and more anchors = a slower, richer sense of time.

Time may tick the same, but how we experience it is entirely up to us.

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