Do you feel that time flows faster as you age?
Mar 11, 2019 14:47:25 GMT 10
Post by ticket2ride on Mar 11, 2019 14:47:25 GMT 10
www.sciencealert.com/here-s-why-time-speeds-up-as-you-age-and-how-to-stop-it
Have you ever felt that your earlier years lasted longer than they actually did? You are not alone. Research suggests that as we age, our psychological sense of time also seems to make time fly more. The reason for this is what they call the "reminiscence bump." Novelty is key. You have more "firsts" at a younger age and find that they have bigger impacts. By the time you reach middle age, you have less firsts because you have experienced most things in life already, and so such memories tend not to stick as much. Things appear more routinary and you perceive time to be faster because later "eras" in life can span longer periods of time. They say that time flies when your having fun at the moment, but the irony is that in the larger scale, we tend to perceive more fun and meaningful eras in our lives longer than they really are.
Young adults, do you ever feel like the same principle might apply to you and how you perceived your early childhood years? Because I do. My life at age 4.5-7 felt slower than my life at age 8-12, yet each felt much slower than my high school and college years combined.
My additional explanations (still theoretical, but perhaps something to consider):
1. Your "world" was mostly video games, TV shows, and playing outside. In fact, these are likely the main things that you bonded over with your peers at that time.
2. In addition, your "world" was pretty small. Therefore, even the smallest of things seemed pretty big to you back then, and you found them meaningful relative to your life back then. That is why you probably remember your first vivid memories with heightened fondness. Thus, even a handful of cartoons and games were enough to make your childhood feel rich.
3. It is easier to impress, excite, and entertain younger kids because their sense of happiness is so much simpler. You could go on playing the same game, or watching the same clip and not feel as if it is routinary when you're a child.
4. Each year felt like an "era" of its own because your tastes can change rapidly as you age in childhood.
5. You anticipate less in childhood. You don't stress too much over plans. You were able to fully focus on the present instead of "passing time" waiting for tomorrow.
Have you ever felt that your earlier years lasted longer than they actually did? You are not alone. Research suggests that as we age, our psychological sense of time also seems to make time fly more. The reason for this is what they call the "reminiscence bump." Novelty is key. You have more "firsts" at a younger age and find that they have bigger impacts. By the time you reach middle age, you have less firsts because you have experienced most things in life already, and so such memories tend not to stick as much. Things appear more routinary and you perceive time to be faster because later "eras" in life can span longer periods of time. They say that time flies when your having fun at the moment, but the irony is that in the larger scale, we tend to perceive more fun and meaningful eras in our lives longer than they really are.
Young adults, do you ever feel like the same principle might apply to you and how you perceived your early childhood years? Because I do. My life at age 4.5-7 felt slower than my life at age 8-12, yet each felt much slower than my high school and college years combined.
My additional explanations (still theoretical, but perhaps something to consider):
1. Your "world" was mostly video games, TV shows, and playing outside. In fact, these are likely the main things that you bonded over with your peers at that time.
2. In addition, your "world" was pretty small. Therefore, even the smallest of things seemed pretty big to you back then, and you found them meaningful relative to your life back then. That is why you probably remember your first vivid memories with heightened fondness. Thus, even a handful of cartoons and games were enough to make your childhood feel rich.
3. It is easier to impress, excite, and entertain younger kids because their sense of happiness is so much simpler. You could go on playing the same game, or watching the same clip and not feel as if it is routinary when you're a child.
4. Each year felt like an "era" of its own because your tastes can change rapidly as you age in childhood.
5. You anticipate less in childhood. You don't stress too much over plans. You were able to fully focus on the present instead of "passing time" waiting for tomorrow.
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