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The Science Behind Your Weird Thoughts and Habits & Your Power to Influence Others

Something You Should Know

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The Proportionality Theory

The proportionality theory says a year seems to pass much, much faster when you're 40 than when you're four. But research suggests that it's actually much more than that. When you were younger, you were having lots of new experiences all the time. And so we have these really dense, full, rich memories because there was so much going on. As we get older, we tend to become more creatures of habit and routine in our lives. So if you want to feel like time is not disappearing quickly as you age, seek out more new and different experiences.

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