Honestly, this is something I think about a lot these days.

Till around 12th class, life felt normal. Time was moving at a normal speed. Days felt long. Summers felt huge. Even one school year felt like a very long phase of life.

And I still remember one thing my class teacher said during 12th class.

He told us:

“Right now you are in school, but one day suddenly you will realize you have kids and you will remember this moment.”

At that time honestly we laughed a little. It felt very far away.

But now, I remember his words almost everyday.

Because after school, something changed.

During college life, for the first time I started feeling:

“Why is time moving faster than before?”

And after college till today, I honestly feel time is running extremely fast.

Years are passing like months.

Sometimes I even sit and think:

“Didn’t this year just start recently?”

And I really want to know:

Is everyone feeling this?

Or is this just my misunderstanding?

Some people say after college life becomes repetitive:

• same office
• same work
• same routine
• same responsibilities

So the brain compresses repeated memories and time feels faster.

This explanation sounds logical.

But then another question comes in my mind.

Didn’t we also repeat daily life during school and college?
We still:

• went to same classes
• met same people
• followed routines

So why did time not feel this fast back then?

Then I started thinking about something else.

Especially for people born around 1992–1997.

Before around 2013, life was very different.

We did not have smartphones in our pocket all day.

No reels.
No endless scrolling.
No constant notifications.
No short videos consuming every free minute.

After school, tuition, or playing outside, we actually had free empty time.

And honestly… sometimes life even felt boring.

We used to sit quietly.
Walk around.
Think randomly.
Watch TV with limited options.
Wait for things.

That boredom probably made us feel time more slowly.

But now?

Every single free minute gets consumed by phone.

Standing somewhere? Open phone.

Eating? Open phone.

Free for 2 minutes? Scroll reels.

Before sleeping? Phone.

After waking up? Phone.

Now our mind almost never experiences empty time.

And maybe this is one of the biggest reasons time feels so fast now.

Because our brain is constantly occupied.

There is no pause anymore.

No boredom.
No waiting.
No mental breathing space.

And strangely, while using phones we even feel busy and entertained, so we don’t realize how quickly days are disappearing.

Honestly, I still don’t know the exact answer.

Maybe responsibilities increase with age.

Maybe memory works differently now.

Maybe smartphones changed our time perception completely.

Or maybe all these things together are changing how we experience life.

But one thing is sure.

Life after college feels unbelievably fast compared to childhood and school days.

And I genuinely want to know:

Are you also feeling the same thing?