The title sounds ridiculous, doesn’t it?

We all have the same 24 hours in a day. One second is 1000 milliseconds whether we like it or not. You can’t slow or speed up time.

But everyone has moments when time goes really fast. Maybe you were absorbed in a book or a puzzle. Maybe you were drunk or lost in social media. Or what about those times when you had a great conversation with a kindred soul and time just disappeared? In times like these, hours can feel like minutes.

And we also know moments when time feels really slow. Maybe you were stuck in an elevator or waiting in line. Maybe you were reading a difficult article or doing a tough workout. And how about those moments when you’re in an environment you detest and are trying to find a way out? In times like these, seconds can feel like an eternity.

We all have the same amount of time. But the way we perceive it is totally different.

Ever since I got over my phone addiction, I’ve noticed how long some days feel. It’s not that I’ve been given two more hours in a day: I still have the 86,400 seconds as everyone else. But it certainly feels like I have more time. And if that’s the case, what’s the difference?

When we comment on how the years seem to fly past, perhaps we should check ourselves. Because a baby has the same amount of time as me and you, and yet they seem content with the time they have.

Maybe it’s not the world that’s getting faster, but just us losing ourselves in it.