The Decibel Staff Sherrill Sutherland Zosia Bielski
Dec. 23, 2025
Many factors of modern life can make time feel like it’s moving faster than it actually is: hustle culture at work, a productivity compulsion at home, over-programmed kids – they’re all attempts to get as much as possible out of our time and keep up with the frantic pace of life. But life also has moments where time feels like it’s slowing down, or even stops. We know that time can’t actually slow down or speed up – but why does it feel like that?
The Globe’s time use reporter, Zosia Bielski , speaks to The Decibel about why our perception of time can change , what it is about this particular moment that’s making us feel so pressed for time and how we can take back control of the pace.
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