The older I get, the faster time seems to fly by.

When I was 10 years old, summer vacation felt like it lasted forever. Christmas seemed to take years to arrive. A single school year felt almost endless.

Now? I blink and it’s August. Blink again and someone is wishing me a Happy New Year.

I’m certain I’m not alone in feeling time move faster as I age. Of course, time most likely isn’t moving faster; we just perceive it differently.

Researchers believe one of the biggest reasons time feels like it’s speeding up with age is because we experience fewer new things.

Think back to when you were a kid. Nearly everything was a first.

First time driving a car.

Think of your brain as a movie camera. When you’re experiencing something new, it makes lots of high-resolution recordings. It records the sights, sounds, smells, emotions, and little details because it doesn’t yet know what’s important. All those........

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