re: Time going by faster as you age.

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I used to think about this a lot. I’ve decided that time passes by faster as you age because you have lived more days/years than ever before. When you’re 25 a year holds much less significance in your perception of time than when you are say only 4 years old and a year represents 25% of your conscious experiences, making it seem like an eternity

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This has been my working hypothesis also. Some argue that it has more to do with how the brain processes new things v. familiar things. The brain tends to give less emphasis to familiar things. That’s why our perception of time after driving on the same road over and over can make the trip seem quicker. It seems longer when you are unfamiliar with the road and shorter after you’ve pretty much memorized the landscape, road signs, landmarks, etc.