How to Slow Down Time (And Reclaim Your Life)

If you feel like life is speeding up—and you’re missing it—you’re not imagining things.

🧠 Neuroscience shows that the brain processes time based on novelty, not the clock.
When your days look and feel the same, your brain goes on autopilot.
You stop deeply imprinting memories... and the weeks, months, even years begin to blur.

Routine compresses your sense of time.
Newness expands it.

The good news?
You don’t need radical life changes to feel more alive.
You just need small, strategic shifts that reawaken your brain's attention.

Why Time Feels Like It's Slipping Away

Your brain evolved to prioritize survival, not adventure.
It conserves energy by creating habits and patterns—automating everything it can.

While this helps you get through the day efficiently, it comes at a hidden cost:
- Fewer new memories
- Lowered presence
- A growing sense that "life is just passing me by"

In short:
Your brain speeds through sameness—and savors novelty.

How to Slow Down Time (Yes, Really)

Here’s how you can break the cycle and reclaim your sense of presence:

✅ Inject Micro-Novelty Daily
You don’t have to quit your job or move countries.
Start tiny:

• Drive a different route to work.

• Try a new coffee shop.

• Rearrange your workspace.

• Wear a color you don’t usually wear.

Every small change creates a novel brain imprint—and your sense of time expands.

✅ Break the Autopilot Once a Week
Schedule one experience each week that forces your brain to pay attention:

• Attend a workshop.

• Visit a part of your city you’ve never seen.

• Try a new type of workout.

• Initiate a new conversation.

✅ Practice Reflective Recall
At the end of the day, ask yourself:
-What surprised me today?
-What was different about today?

This activates the hippocampus, strengthens memory encoding, and stretches your perception of time.

Why This Matters for Leaders and High Performers

High performers aren't just efficient—they're aware.
They lead from clarity, presence, and mental sharpness.

-A leader stuck in autopilot can’t see new opportunities.
- A leader tuned into the moment sees angles others miss.

When you reclaim your experience of time, you reclaim your leadership edge.

Inside The Performance Lab, this is part of the core rewiring we do:
Training your brain to operate at peak presence and performance—not from rote memory, but from engaged mastery.

Bottom Line:
You don’t need to "find more time."
You need to fill your life with more aliveness—on purpose.

👉 Discover how inside The Performance Lab

Your future self will thank you for it.

– Larry