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Why do vacations seem shorter than ordinary weeks?

Humans do not experience time. They experience change.

Vacations often feel shorter because exciting experiences change how the brain processes and remembers time.

Seven days pass.\n\nIt feels like three.\n\nThe hidden mechanism is time compression.\n\nHumans measure time emotionally.\n\nRoutine stretches attention.\n\nNovelty consumes it.\n\nExcitement accelerates perception.\n\nPeople think clocks measure life.\n\nVery often, memories do.

Why do vacations seem shorter than ordinary weeks?

Where Curiosity Leads

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