Why Does Time Fly Faster When You Get Older

Why does our concept of time

Change so much over time

you can tell when someone says

four months ago seems far away

and ten years ago seems like yesterday

why does time fly

as years go by

what is the reason why

Author's Notes/Comments: 

Why does time go faster as the years go by? I often wonder why...Pam

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Ruth Lovejoy's picture

I think time flies by faster because we seem to be more aware of it and what things we want to get done and appreciate more the quality moments which seem to end too fast. In our youth we are innocent,we are more free of restrictions and pretty much unaware of the concept of barriers of time.In our older years we know the stereotype of time limits,aging,and rough guesstimations that we only have certain amounts of time to get things done before we are gone and so it's crucially important we leave some sort of impact before our lives end so we think more about it

sue mceachern's picture

i often wonder the same thing . gosh im gonna be 30 in october and i remember when i was 16 like it was yesterday and now my husband and i are planning to have a child of our own. its sad how life flies by as u get older.