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Making time

Hardcover • 2007 • English

Making time: why time seems to pass at different speeds and how to control it

By Steve Taylor

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Why does time seem to speed up as we get older? Why does it seem to drag when we're bored or in pain, or to go slowly when we're in unfamiliar environments? "Making Time" explains why we have these different perceptions of time, suggesting that there are five basic 'laws' of psychological time and uncovering the factors which cause them. It uses evidence from modern physics and unusual states of consciousness to suggest that our normal sense of time is an illusion, 'created' by our minds. But pe...Show more

Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints
Child, developmental and lifespan psychology
Social, group or collective psychology

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9781840468267

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Published year

2007

Language

English

Original title

Making time

Format

Hardcover

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