Why Time Speeds Up as You Get Older ?

The Things Nobody Explains. · Oct 1, 2026 · 8m

The summer you were ten felt like it lasted forever. Last year went by in about four weeks. Somewhere between the two, time started moving faster, and nobody ever explained why.

In this episode, we look at why the years seem to collapse as we age: the old theory that almost everyone repeats and why it probably isn't the whole answer, what actually happens to your memory when every week resembles the last, and why frightening moments feel so much longer than they are.

Four simple things you can do to slow it down, at the end of the episode.

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