No be lie o, e be like say Christmas dey land faster every year! When we small, e be like say Christmas go take ages to come, but as adult, na wah! Time dey fly pass us like say na helicopter wey dey follow us.

Some people wey don pass middle age don notice say years dey waka fast like ‘okada’ wey no get brake. Wetin dey happen? Na im we go yan today. E get bukus of theories wey dey try explain this our time perception matter. But the gist wey make sense pass na say when we dey experience new things, time dey slow down for our brain.

You fit remember the first time wey you go Christmas party? E be like say the fun go last forever, but as you dey go dem party year after year, e go just be like routine. Even as small pikin wey never get plenty Christmas for him head, every one dey bring new excitement, but for parents and grandpas, na the same old wahala wey dey come again.

Even psychologists wey sabi this time perception matter don drop theory say as you dey grow up, a year just be small fraction of your life. For example, if you be 8 years old, one year na one-eighth of your life! But as you don reach 50, na only one-fiftieth. E no make sense if you no dey carry every single memory like film for your head. Our brain no be computer wey dey save everything like hard drive.

Memories na social reconstruction – no be every event dey stored as distinct memory. Just like if you dey drive come one place for the first time, the journey go gree take forever but as you don dey repeat the trip, you go dey forget the details unless wahala happen. Na im make time dey faster as we dey do same thing over and over.

So wetin be the way we fit slow down this time matter? Simple! Change things up! Make your Christmas and everyday dey special. If you want time to last, find ways to create unique experiences. Live for the moment, because that na the secret to slow down those years wey dey waka like cheetah!

Make we dey try focus on every moment wey dey pass; cherish am and make small-small memories wey go last. Books like “How Memory Shapes our Past” by Douwe Draaisma get gist wey fit help us understand this our time perspective better. Meanwhile, if you wan dey enjoy Christmas, forget the stress, change your routine, and make more unforgettable experiences!