Why time seems to go by faster, the older you get.
This is the official explanation. Or at least the explanation I came up with. But if you think about it, you’ll realize it has some merits.
First, the question: Why does time seem to go by faster, the older you get?
The answer: time is relative. I think Einstein might have proved that, but I’d like to present it in a far less technical way, without equations.
Look at it this way: When you’re five years old, a year is a FIFTH of your life. That’s a huge amount of your known time. But when you’re fifty years old, that same year is a FIFTIETH of your life. That’s a much smaller chunk of your time on earth. So it seems to go by faster.
What do you think? I’m convinced that this is the answer.
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That couldn’t make more sense. Well done. But at the same time that is the scariest thought i’ve ever heard. Cheers!!!
I just wrote a blog entry on this:
Why time goes by faster the older you get…
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