Enter the Matrix — The Science of Slowing Down Time
The Art of Manliness
Deep Dive
- Time perception is subjective and varies greatly.
- Time expansion experiences involve the perception of time slowing dramatically during accidents or emergencies.
- The experience is often accompanied by heightened awareness, calmness, and the ability to take life-saving actions.
Shownotes Transcript
People commonly think of time as a fixed, linear, objective structure. But our own experiences belie this belief. We’ve all been in situations where time has seemed to drag on or speed up, and there are even whole periods of our lives that seem to have gone by slower or faster.
As my guest Steve Taylor will explain, time is a lot more fluid and moldable than we often recognize. Steve is a psychologist and the author of Time Expansion Experiences: The Psychology of Time Perception and the Illusion of Linear Time). Today on the show, he unpacks the four laws of psychological time. He discusses the theories as to why time speeds up as we get older and what factors slow down and speed up time. We delve into the way time particularly expands in accidents and emergencies, giving people the ability to take life-saving measures. And we discuss why some people are more likely to have time expansion experiences than others, and what you can do to slow down time and make your life feel longer as a result.
Resources Related to the Podcast
- AoM Article: Be a Time Wizard — How to Slow Down and Speed Up Time)
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