How To Slow Down Time

Does time really fly when you're having fun or is that just another senseless saying? Well, it turns out there's actual science behind the idea! Laci shows us how our perception of time changes... and how to slow it down.

Read More:
Study: Moving Backward Alters Our Perception of Time
theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/03/study-mo…
"We perceive the future as closer than the past. Except for when we're moving in reverse."

Time Warped: Unlocking the Mysteries of Time Perception by Claudia Hammond -- review
guardian.co.uk/books/2013/may/19/time-warped-cl…
"Why do we perceive time differently according to circumstances? Radio 4 presenter Claudia Hammond has some interesting answers."

The influence of music on consumers' temporal perceptions: Does time fly when you're having fun?
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S10577408…
"The perceived duration of a time period may be influenced by properties of environmental stimuli that fill the period."

You're Having Fun When Time Flies The Hedonic Consequences of Subjective Time Progression
pss.sagepub.com/content/21/1/111
"Seven studies tested the hypothesis that people use subjective time progression in hedonic evaluation."

THE POSSIBILIAN
newyorker.com/reporting/2011/04/25/110425fa_fac…
"What a brush with death taught David Eagleman about the mysteries of time and the brain."

Eagleman Laboratory For Perception And Action
eaglemanlab.net/
"The long range goal of our lab is to understand how the brain constructs perception, how different brains do so differently, and how this matters for society."

Why having fun makes time speed
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3532195.stm
"Scientists have come up with a theory for why time flies when you are having fun - and drags when you are bored."

The Influence of Music on Consumers' Temporal Perceptions: Does Time Fly When You're Having Fun?
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S10577408…
"The perceived duration of a time period may be influenced by properties of environmental stimuli that fill the period."

You're Having Fun When Time Flies
pss.sagepub.com/content/21/1/111
"Seven studies tested the hypothesis that people use subjective time progression in hedonic evaluation. When people believe that time has passed unexpectedly quickly, they rate tasks as more engaging, noises as less irritating, and songs as more enjoyable."

THE POSSIBILIAN
newyorker.com/reporting/2011/04/25/110425fa_fac…
"What a brush with death taught David Eagleman about the mysteries of time and the brain."

Time Warped: Unlocking the Mysteries of Time Perception by Claudia Hammond -- Review
guardian.co.uk/books/2013/may/19/time-warped-cl…
"The time we have at our disposal each day is elastic, Proust claimed. It sounds an odd remark. Surely we have precisely 24 hours, no more and no less. Even the occasional leap second -- introduced to keep calendars accurate -- hardly changes the fixed time we have every day on Earth."

Time Perception
eaglemanlab.net/
"The long range goal of our lab is to understand how the brain constructs perception, how different brains do so differently, and how this matters for society."

Why Having Fun Makes Time Speed
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3532195.stm
"Scientists have come up with a theory for why time flies when you are having fun - and drags when you are bored."

Watch More:
Is Time Travel Possible?:
youtube.com/watch?v=I5bvjL6h6nY
Your Internal Clock:
youtube.com/watch?v=jFfAbMbrZrA
How Much Sleep Should We Get?:
youtube.com/watch?v=xw_hQD6nHmY
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