re: Why does life go by so fast

I have a theory that it's percieved as a percentage of total.

Time goes by slow if you are a toddler because 1 day is a larger portion of your life by percentage. If you're 2.5 years old, 1 day is approximately .109% percent of your total life.

At 40 years old it's something like .00000684% for every day.

As you get older the percentage of your life that one day consists of gets smaller.

That's my view of why time goes faster as you get older.

Why Time Goes by Faster

Review of a book titled "Why Life Speeds Up As You Get Older: How Memory Shapes our Past"

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but the best answer for this phenomenon is that the early years are full of first-time events - your first date, the birth of your first child, that first big vacation, etc. First occasions are novel events and we tend to make more detailed and lasting memories of those first times. When we repeat the event, year after year, it is less likely to make a unique or lasting impression

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So here is the key to slowing down the pace of life (at least psychologically): As much as possible, take advantage of new and unique experiences. When we go to the same places and do the same things, we don't make distinct memories and time seems to fly by. Zimbardo and Boyd suggest focusing on positive (rather than negative) past memories, trying to live more in the present, and holding a positive perception of the future - envisioning a future full of hope and optimism. In other words, use time wisely. Don't spend all your time on Tigerdroppings.

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but the best answer for this phenomenon is that the early years are full of first-time events - your first date, the birth of your first child, that first big vacation, etc. First occasions are novel events and we tend to make more detailed and lasting memories of those first times. When we repeat the event, year after year, it is less likely to make a unique or lasting impression

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i can buy this.

who hasn't taken a road trip that when you come back the SAME WAY, it takes no time at all.

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I'm sure someone has written a book or something about this phenomenon

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This book addresses how to live in the present. I have spent most of my adult like thinking "Things will be better when (fill in the blank)". That is a future orientation. Or, I was continually looking forward to the weekend, a trip or anything in the future. "The Power of Now" by Echart Tolle addresses living not just in the day, but in the moment. This powerful book has helped me tremendously.

The days are long but the years fly by.

Perception of time

It starts getting scary when 40 somethings start looking like kids, and the person in the mirror is almost unrecognizable. I'm turning 67 in March. Wondering what happened to my 40s and 50s.

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Thanks for depressing the shite out of me....

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, if we're all depressed together, does it really count as depression?

It is almost March of 2016 already. Jesus Christ.