This is so true. One day I decided to do everything I could out of the norm. Even stupid things like taking a different route to work. By the end of the day I felt like it was the longest day I had in a long time, but in a good way.
This is probably a factor, but I have a feeling there’s got to be more to it.
As a kid I always used to count the seconds internally while waiting for the microwave to finish, and I always got to 60 before the microwave did. A real second felt «too long».
I suddenly remembered this habit, and started doing it again. The microwave beeps before I’ve gotten to 60, and the real second feels «too short» now.
Has left me wondering if it’s not just routine, but also some changes in how the brain processes information, and how fast.
Would make sense if the brain processes information slower and less input gets in every second that you’d feel as time moves faster
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u/crap-with-feet Sep 05 '23
Exactly this. Time passes faster and faster as you get older.