eli5: Why does it feel like time goes by faster the more we age?

Question

2022 is almost over 🤔

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Answer 1

It’s a hindsight thing.

When you’re 10, one year is 10% of your life, which feels like a lot. However, the older you get, the smaller that percentage gets. So in hindsight, the past year feels shorter than it did when we were young.

And then there’s also the perspective side. Time flies when you’re having fun, because you don’t pay attention to time as much as when you’re bored. Age isn’t much of a factor in the perspective side.