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Goal-oriented activity speeds perception of time
Examiner: Scientists Philip Gable and Bryan Pool of the University of Alabama recently decided to investigate the old saying “time flies when you are having fun”. Although they suspected there was some truth to the
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Time Flies When You’re Having Goal-Motivated Fun
Though the seconds may tick by on the clock at a regular pace, our experience of the ‘fourth dimension’ is anything but uniform. When we’re waiting in line or sitting in a boring meeting, time
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A Sense of Awe Extends Time
The Wall Street Journal: When people feel permanently harried and strapped for time, maybe what they are missing in their lives is a sense of awe. A new study finds that people who are made
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Jaw-dropping moments really do make time appear to stand still
The Telegraph: Regular “awesome” experiences may also improve our mental health and make us nicer people, claim psychologists. The findings raise the prospect of “awe therapy” to overcome the stressful effects of fast-paced modern life.
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Study: Awe-Inspiring Experiences Change Our Perception of Time
The Atlantic: Here’s a question addressed straight to the soul (and the hippocampus): what are your most memorable moments of awe? If you’re like me, those moments are a bit difficult to specify and describe.
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How helping others can put more hours into your day by making you feel like you have more spare time
Daily Mail: If you’re always feeling there aren’t enough hours in the day, the answer could be to do a favour for someone else, say scientists. Despite the fact it involves giving up some of
