Why Time Speeds Up As You Get Older (And How To Slow It Down)

Remember when summer break felt like a lifetime? And now years blur by in a blink? It's not your imagination — your brain is genuinely keeping time differently than it did when you were a kid. And scientists have known why for over 130 years. In this video, we dig into the real psychology of why time accelerates as we age: William James's 1890 proportional theory, the memory-density effect that makes routine years vanish in hindsight, and David Eagleman's wild experiment where volunteers jumped off a 150-foot tower wearing a device called a perceptual chronometer — proving that "time slowing down" in scary moments is a trick of memory, not slow-motion vision. Most importantly: the speed of your life is partly a choice. Here's the science-backed way to slow the clock back down. Chapters: 00:00 — Remember When Summer Lasted Forever? 00:51 — William James & the 1890 Proportional Theory 01:33 — Your Brain Judges Time by Counting Memories 02:25 — Eagleman's 150-Foot Fall Experiment 03:34 — Why Childhood Felt Endless 05:00 — The Fix: Reload Novelty 05:58 — This Is About You Subscribe to Venn for more weird things your brain does, explained with a story.