Time Speeds Up When We’re Focused…

Information processing helps to explain why time speeds up in absorption, and slows down when we’re bored. In absorption, we process comparatively little information. We obviously process information from the activity that engages our attention (for example, an entertaining lecture, book or film) but this is quite a small amount compared to other states of mind. We narrow our attention to one small focus and block out all other potential sources of information in our environment. Most significantly, our minds become quiet – largely free of thought – so that we process very little information.