Dream - January becomes a new beginning for some people. The first month of each year is the right time to start resolutions. However, many feel that January feels longer than other months. Even though the number of days in January remains the same, which is 31 days.

The phenomenon is best explained by the dopamine clock hypothesis, when dopamine levels are high, a neurotransmitter in our brain associated with motivation and reward, it speeds up our internal clock, making time feel like it's passing faster. Research on mice indicates that this is mostly true. However, there are complications when different areas of the brain are observed.

According to the report, people tend to feel that time passes very slowly when we think too much about it and do not enjoy the present moment. "The less pleasure we have, the more we complain. That is the ultimate answer for anyone questioning how long January is," the report states.

The lack of sunlight is also a cause of why we all feel like this, according to Professor David Whitmore from UCL. In 1992, Professor Dan Zakay proposed that time feels longer in situations where time is highly relevant and the time interval is uncertain, or when we do not know when something will end, for example when we are stuck in traffic while we need to get to the airport or attend an important event.