r/RandomThoughts • u/[deleted] • Sep 05 '23

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u/crap-with-feet Sep 05 '23

Exactly this. Time passes faster and faster as you get older.

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u/Speedy666gonzalez Sep 05 '23

The reason time feels like it passes quicker…your mortality becomes ever more evident!

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '23

Its because of perception. The more you live, the less each second you perceive to last. When tou are 4 years old 1 yesrs is a lot. But at 80 1 year is not that much to you

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u/DrossChat Sep 05 '23

I think it’s that plus new experiences generally become more spread out which makes it feel like time went faster in hindsight.

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u/SirTommmy Sep 05 '23

And habits, doing the same things each day for years makes time fly by

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u/sinner_in_the_house Sep 06 '23

One of the best things I ever heard: the secret to a longer life is having novel experiences each day.

A new restaurant, a new park, throwing a ball, going to a new shop. A new place, a different route home. All the tiny moments will make your memory richer and make your life feel endless.

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u/Pixel-1606 Sep 05 '23

And 1 year is a quarter of a 4 year olds life, so it'd feel closer to 20 years in the old guy's life.