… And Slows Down When We’re Bored

However, when our attention is diffused or unfocused – in such states as boredom, impatience or anxiety – a massive amount of cognitive information flows through our minds. When our minds aren't focused, they fill with “thought-chatter” – thoughts about the future or past, fragments of conversations or songs, thoughts about politics or celebrities and so on. Hundreds, if not thousands, of such thoughts may pass through our minds in a matter of minutes. And all this cognitive information stretches time.