Why does it seem time goes faster as you age?

[Anonymous]

I was just thinking about how long it took to get through highschool, but it was only 4 years. Im 30, and Now 4 years goes by with the blink of an eye.

[Lliam]

Maybe because, for example, 4 years in high school is almost 1/4 of your entire life up to that point. Whereas, four years when you are around 40 is only 1/10 of your life. So the time scale is relative.

Plus, when you are young, you can't wait to be older. You count the days until your birthday or Christmas or graduation. You're always looking ahead for the next stage in your life.
And when you are older, you are busy and not really paying attention to the time.
So it's like when you are waiting for five minutes to pass while watching the clock. It seems to take forever. But if you're doing something else during that time, 5 minutes passes quickly.

[PBandJ_Nerd]

No clue. It's just part of the biological clock I think. I thought I was the only one who felt like time got faster each year you got older.

[dustybiker2]

Routine? When younger you often have lots of different things going on. It's less consistent.

[Nikki1989]

It just seems that way. In reality, nothing has changed.

[jahaims]

Webers law