"Thus the belief that a few strangers dislike you can alter your time perception," concludes Hammond. Suffer rejection and time starts to drag, in short. Asked to estimate the passage of a minute, they reported times that were far longer than test subjects who had been told people liked them. However, your mood, health and attentiveness also affect the rate at which time appears to pass.Ĭonsider the fate of innocent test subjects who were tricked into believing no one on their psychology experiment liked them. Much has to do with the event being experienced. And you know what she means: that moron moment when you realise you have locked yourself out of your hired car, with your keys inside its boot, seems to stop time in its tracks while the most pleasurable experiences race by at light speed.
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