Many people have noticed the same thing. When you were younger, one year felt long. Summer holidays felt endless. Birthdays seemed far apart. Time moved slowly. Then adulthood arrived. Suddenly months disappear. It feels like January was yesterday. Weeks blend together. And before you know it, another year has passed. The reason is surprisingly simple. As people get older, routines increase. Many days begin to look similar. Wake up. Work. Study. Eat. Sleep. Repeat. When experiences become predictable, the brain creates fewer distinct memories. As a result, time feels compressed when looking back. New experiences do the opposite. Traveling somewhere new. Learning a skill. Meeting different people. Trying unfamiliar activities. These moments create stronger memories, making periods of life feel fuller and longer. Perhaps that is why childhood felt so expansive. Everything was new. Everything was an experience. Maybe the solution is not finding more time. Maybe it is creating more memorable moments within the time we already have. Because life is not measured only by years. It is also measured by experiences. And sometimes a meaningful day can feel larger than an ordinary month. The goal is not to make life busier. It is to make it richer. To notice more. Learn more. Experience more. Because when we stop collecting experiences, time seems to speed up. But when we remain curious and engaged, life often feels fuller again. Do you think life feels faster now than it did five years ago?
