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Originally posted by Aliensun
reply to post by GypsK
Time is but a precept, changable according to the situation.
Originally posted by ladyinwaiting
reply to post by GypsK
I've heard this analogy, see what you think about it.
Think of an hourglass. .... We notice it more at the end, because we become aware it is running out, and we start paying more attention to it. So time is something we become aware of, which, as child, we don't give it much thought.
Originally posted by Shadow Herder
The reason time seems to pass quicker as you get older is the memory system. When you are young every day you encounter new emotions, sights, sounds, experiences. The brain is in overdrive recording everything demanding your attention therefore 'slowing' time down. ...
This theory can be experienced in car travel. Notice when you travel to another city for the first time it seems to take forever but as you frequent the city the trip seems to fly right by and becomes a small commute. Your brain pays less attention, records less because it doesnt need too, its been here already so in retrospect
Originally posted by GypsK
Today I woke up at 7am, wanted to get a couple of things done by noon... it's 14.20 now and I'm half way.
That's ATS' fault, nothing to do with time speeding up.
Originally posted by maccascfc
reply to post by GypsK
This is another example of why your brain hates you.
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Your brain however isn't bad, it is in fact helping you. By letting bad stuff seemingly go on forever when you get to dying you will look back on life thinking "that was mostly crap" and be happy in death.
Originally posted by chiefsmom
reply to post by Shadow Herder
I can relate to the car ride, only it doesn't even take making the same trip again, just driving home seems quicker than the drive there.
Originally posted by traditionaldrummer
This is a simple issue of mathematics.
When you are 10 years old one year represents 1/10th of your life.
When you are 40 years old one year represents 1/40th of your life.
Time seems to go by faster with age because we reckon time differently. The impact of a single year on our life diminishes with each passing year.
Originally posted by Shadow Herder
Though you would think it makes sense but the theory is highly flawed.
I had a some tough challenged one year. That year seemed to last forever. See my original post on the 1st page it will explain it to you.
Originally posted by traditionaldrummer
We were talking about why time seems faster with age, not why time seems slower when under duress. My explanation only applies to the former.
- Shadowherder
This theory can be experienced in car travel. Notice when you travel to another city for the first time it seems to take forever but as you frequent the city the trip seems to fly right by and becomes a small commute. Your brain pays less attention, records less because it doesnt need too, its been here already so in retrospect you feel that time flew by quicker.
"As we get older, why does time seem to move faster?"