[HIGHLIGHTS] Why does time fly quickly when we are having fun and slow down when we are bored?

There is a scientific reason why you feel that time passes quickly when you are having fun, and very slowly when you feel bored. The brain does not keep time like a regular clock, and this is due to a variety of factors, including attention, memory, emotions, biological rhythms, and age.

Our internal perception of time is able to stretch or compress in response to our mental and emotional state, the environment, and even physiological conditions. The experience of feeling that time is speeding up or slowing down is a common experience, to the point that it has become part of our daily terms.