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Why time passes faster when we get old - and how the internal clock ticks more slowly again

2021-01-27T16:29:00.212Z


The last few decades have rushed by - in contrast to the childhood days? Find out why this is the case and what you can do about it here.


The last few decades have rushed by - in contrast to the childhood days?

Find out why this is the case and what you can do about it here.

  • Growing up brings with it more independence and freedom of choice - but also more (unpleasant) obligations.

  • Is the ever-growing to-do list the reason why time goes by faster?

    Or is there something else behind it?

  • A US study claims to have revealed the secret * of "racing times".

Until the age of 18, time doesn't seem to pass, the years stretch like chewing gum until it is finally here: the age of majority.

But what happens then, most of us want to prevent: Time is racing and suddenly 50 or 60 is reached.

Why is it that the hours and days seem to pass faster in adulthood than in younger years?

This is a question that not only concerns us, but also scientists around the world.

A study on the topic now claims to have found that time seems to pass faster in old age

because our brain processes images differently

- namely more slowly.

Fewer experiences fill the brain - the felt time passes faster

Study author Adrian Bejan from Duke University in Durham (USA) concludes from his study:

The older we get, the slower the images are recorded and processed by the brain

.

He sees the reason for this in the fact that the human neuron and nerve networks in the brain become more mature and complex over the years and in the fact that the nerve tracts age and can no longer transmit electrical signals as quickly as in youth.

As a result, fewer sensory impressions such as image sequences are processed.

Fewer experiences fill the brain - which makes the felt time pass faster.

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"Who goes slowly, gets far" ...

... a saying that sounds contradicting at first sight.

A classic book on time management bears a similar title: "If you're in a hurry, go slowly: If you're in a hurry, take a detour" by Lothar Seiwert (promotional link) is about holistic self-management, with the help of which you can lead a good life should achieve without a fight.

"The older we get, the less significant experiences are made and stored in the memory"

“The days seemed to last longer in adolescence because the brain processed more images per day,” ze.tt quotes Professor Adrian Bejan: “It's not that the experiences were more meaningful or deeper, they just became in the Rapid fire processed. ”In addition to Bejans, there is other research on the inner sense of time.

Marc Wittmann and Sandra Lehnhoff conclude in a study:

The more we experience and can remember it, the longer the time span seems to us

.

This would also explain the thing with what feels like a long or short weekend: If you just lie around and don't experience anything, you usually feel the weekend shorter than someone who is exploring a new city.

But getting used to it also plays a role in Dr.

According to Wittmann, an essential role: "The older we get, the less significant experiences are made and stored in memory," says Wittmann: "As a result, the felt time accelerates, at least in theory".

So what do you do to at least feel like a longer lifetime?

Possible approaches: De-stress and perceive the moment more, instead of rushing from appointment to appointment.

And based on Wittmann's thesis: Break out of your daily routine more often and experience something new, for example by going on a trip or starting a new hobby.

(jg) * Merkur.de belongs to the Germany-wide Ippen-Digital editorial network

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