Our brain is a prediction machine that is always active

Re:Our brain is a prediction machine that is always active by mlyle on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @01:38PM (#32401121)

I believe it's a partial explanation.

Waiting a day doesn't feel nearly as long when you've already waited 18,000.

The experiences of even a novel day have less weight if you have hundreds of similarly novel days to compare against.

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Re:Our brain is a prediction machine that is always active by solarmist on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @03:04PM (#32402463)

Veritasium has a much better explanation. Our internal clocks actually slow down as we age. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIx2N-viNwY

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