Why the Drive Home Feels Shorter

HigherIQ · Jul 9, 2026 · 5m

00:00 — Introduction 00:37 — Twenty Two Percent Shorter 01:58 — The Trick That Makes It Disappear 03:12 — Your Brain Is a Comparison Engine 04:23 — Wrap Up Sources: - Van de Ven, N. et al. - The Return Trip Effect: Why the Return Trip Often Seems to Take Less Time (Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 2011): https://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/s13423-011-0150-5 - Association for Psychological Science - Why the Drive Home Really Does Feel Shorter: https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/motr/why-the-drive-home-really-does-feel-shorter.html - CityLab - A Scientific Explanation for Why the…