Why Time Runs Slow When We’re Young…

Although it may not seem to directly relate, information processing also helps to explain why time seems to speed up as we get older.

It’s common for people to report a slow passage of time during childhood. This is mainly because, as children we have so many new experiences, and so process a massive amount of perceptual information. Children also have an unfiltered and intense perception of the world, which makes their surroundings appear more vivid.