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From what I've seen, perception of time depends a lot on how much time one has experienced. Five years is a quarter of the time experienced by a 20 year old, bu
by boricj 2y ago
From what I've seen, perception of time depends a lot on how much time one has experienced. Five years is a quarter of the time experienced by a 20 year old, but not even a tenth for a 60 year old.
- buzzerbetrayed 2y agoThis is what people always say because it seems like it would make sense. Not sure I’ve seen anything more concrete than that though.
- Qem 2y agoI think it's not just proportion. There is a qualitative element. As we age, we have less and less 1st time of any experience and more nth time. So they become routine and less memorable.
- yieldcrv 2y agoThe article has less reductive reasoning, definitely worth a read I’m not convinced anybody is any closer at really quantifying this experience, but they tried to control for it
- LocalH 2y agoPaying attention to what time it is as things are happening is a wonderful way to counteract the "time flies" phenomenon. Likewise, looking at the clock less often is a wonderful way to make a dreary slog of a process feel like it didn't drag on as bad as it seemed.