How our minds perceive time
Why does time fly when you're having fun? Explore the fascinating psychology behind time perception, memory, and how our brains create the experience of temporal flow.
The psychological mechanisms behind time perception
Why time seems to speed up when we're engaged
Flow state makes hours feel like minutes
The stopped clock illusion when we shift attention
Clock seems frozen when you first look at it
How emotions affect our perception of duration
Fear makes seconds feel like hours
How memories create our sense of time passage
Rich memories make periods feel longer in retrospect
Focused attention affects time perception
Watching a pot never boil - time crawls when waiting
Why time seems to accelerate as we age
Childhood summers felt endless, adult years fly by
Factors that make time feel fast or slow
Conditions that make time seem to speed up
Conditions that make time seem to slow down
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