Our Perception Of Time
- Our sense of how time passes speeds up as we reach middle age. Years rush by faster and we all wonder where did the summer go?
- Our perception of time starts accelerating and the reason may be our decreased mindfulness about our surroundings.
- As we grow older, we categorize each day or activity as a generic type of experience, like ‘workday’, or ‘beach walk, or ‘Sunday Golf’.
- Time flies when we are having fun or are in a highly aroused state, something which Einstein noted when he studied the relativity of time, and how emotions change our time perception.
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