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How do we experience time? - Matt Danzico

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Why is that some experiences feel like they last forever, while others fly by? We tend to miscalculate the time it takes to engage in novel activities due to the influence of memories. Matt Danzico explains why your childhood feels like it lasted forever and why that beach vacation seemed like two months rather than two weeks.

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Have you done anything to slow your time perception recently?

What were they? Why do you think this shift in time perception occurred? Were they new experiences?

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Avatar for Becky Meacham
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Yes. I have tried to stay in the moment and be mindful. No they weren't new but I guess I was looking for new aspects of them


Avatar for Анюта Кулумбаева
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делаем упражнения на время. например: ставим таймер и человек делает какое либо действие и должен закончить за определенный отрезок времени. и смотрим совпало ли это с таймером





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travailler sous apnée


Avatar for Chadi HACHEM
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in response to BILLY YE Show comment

when I started exercising time seemed to go slower with the new exercises


Avatar for Doaa IZEM
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mediation


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Reading this article


Avatar for Audrey ALHO GUERREIRO
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It was while an exercise of consciousness: the purpose was to walk as slowly as we can during one minute. I was experiencing a real slow motion! I thought it lasted 5 or 10 minutes, and yes, it was something new for me.

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