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Why Time Speeds Up As You Age (And The 3 Things That Slow It Down)
Description
Most longevity conversations focus on two things: living longer (lifespan) and living healthier (healthspan). But there's a third pillar almost nobody talks about.
In this video, cardiovascular surgeon Dr. Jeremy London introduces timespan, the science of how you experience the time you have. Why does a year at 50 feel shorter than a summer at 7? Why do we reach our deathbeds feeling like we "just blinked"? And what can we actually do about it?
In this episode, Dr. London breaks down:
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The Proportional Theory of Time, the mathematical reason why time speeds up as you age (and why you've already lived half your "felt" life by 17 or 18)
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The neuroscience of episodic memory, how your brain decides what gets recorded in 4K vs. what gets skipped
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The Reminiscence Bump: Why ages 15–25 feel richest in memory, and how to recreate that density
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3 levers to reclaim your time perception: Flow, Presence, and Purpose
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