Why do the years go by faster as you get older?
April 6, 2009 · Posted in Physical Supernatural · Comments Off on Why do the years go by faster as you get older?
Your perception of time
Have you ever noticed that the older you get, the faster the years seem to go by? It definitely seems or feels like time moves faster as you get older. I don’t believe that time changes its pace – but why does it feel like it does?
My theory is similar to Newton’s theory of relativity. Every unit of time that passes is a relatively shorter amount of your total lifespan; therefore your brain perceives that unit of time to be shorter.
Take the unit of time to be years, for example. The first 365 days after birth amounts to 100% of your total lifespan, at that moment. The next 365 days is then only 50%. As the years go on, they each become a smaller percentage Read more