If time is slipping through your fingers, the answer isn’t to mourn childhood - it’s to reawaken the part of you that paid attention.

This is the proportional theory of time perception - as we age, each unit of time represents a smaller percentage of our lived experience, creating an illusion of acceleration.

As kids, the world was new. Our brains were constantly absorbing - cataloging details, imprinting sensations, locking in memories with high fidelity. Every trip to the grocery store, every walk home from school, every sleepover with friends - it all carried weight.

But as we age, life becomes patterned. The brain, in its efficiency, stops recording the mundane. The same commute, the same daily routine, the same predictable rhythms - it all blends into a blur. Novelty fades, and with it, our perception of time expands

The brain is a master at efficiency. When an experience is repeated often enough, the brain stops storing the details. The first time you drove to work, you noticed everything - the street names, the trees, the way the morning light spilled across the pavement. But after the hundredth time, it became a blur. You arrive without even remembering the ... See more

3. The Predictability Trap (Why Repetition Compresses Time)

The brain is a master at efficiency. When an experience is repeated often enough, the brain stops storing the details. The first time you drove to work, you noticed everything - the street names, the trees, the way the morning light spilled across the pavement. But after the hundredth time... See more