Why Time Feels Faster Every Year - And How Japan Helped Me Slow It Down

Let’s explore how travel, memory, and presence can help us reclaim a slower sense of time:Have you noticed that time seems to move faster with each passing year? What if we could slow it back down?In this episode, we explore the psychology of time perception - and how it shifts as we age, as we travel, and as we live through global disruptions like the pandemic. Drawing on my recent travels through Japan, I share moments of awe, stillness, and unexpected chaos (including a story involving a Tokyo train!) - and reflect on what a Zen monk in Kyoto taught me about presence.We’ll explore why novel experiences stretch time, how technology may compress it, and what we can do to reclaim a more expansive, mindful relationship with the passing of days.Chapters:00:00:00 Main material00:14:08 Bonus content 00:25:22 What’s next Video version of the episode (without podcast bonus content but it does have videos and photos from our trip as visuals!) https://youtu.be/Rg-hQ3jtcAoPodcast episode on technology referenced at the end: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2318937/episodes/17789635Resources / citations: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-does-time-seem-to-speed-up-with-age/Video referenced on Ghost time by Wobbleverse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZi0fUocGyohttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/out-of-the-darkness/202409/why-does-time-seem-to-speed-up-as-we-get-olderNot mentioned but processing speed and routes information takes as we get older may be another factor: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7571507/Dacher Keltner is the professor referenced who studies aweFact checked and yes there are dining in the dark experiences Leave a voice message hereNewsletter sign upYouTube - channel Instagram - we will be posting here soon