Most People Feel Younger Than They Are

We tend to think and feel we're about 20% younger than we are.

According to a study of about 1,500 people, we tend to think and feel we’re about 20% younger than we are. So, if you’re 30, that means in your mind, you’re 24. If you’re 40, you’re in your early 30s in your head. Why does this happen? Psychologists have come up with all sorts of reasons but the most reasonable one is we form so many memories as kids, teenagers, and early adults that we can’t wrap our minds around that era being so far in the past.