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Felt Time - The Science of How We Experience Time (Paperback)
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Felt Time - The Science of How We Experience Time (Paperback)
Series: Felt Time
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An expert explores the riddle of subjective time, from why time
speeds up as we grow older to the connection between time and
consciousness. We have widely varying perceptions of time. Children
have trouble waiting for anything. ("Are we there yet?") Boredom is
often connected to our sense of time passing (or not passing). As
people grow older, time seems to speed up, the years flitting by
without a pause. How does our sense of time come about? In Felt
Time, Marc Wittmann explores the riddle of subjective time,
explaining our perception of time-whether moment by moment, or in
terms of life as a whole. Drawing on the latest insights from
psychology and neuroscience, Wittmann offers a new answer to the
question of how we experience time. Wittmann explains, among other
things, how we choose between savoring the moment and deferring
gratification; why impulsive people are bored easily, and why their
boredom is often a matter of time; whether each person possesses a
personal speed, a particular brain rhythm distinguishing quick
people from slow people; and why the feeling of duration can serve
as an "error signal," letting us know when it is taking too long
for dinner to be ready or for the bus to come. He considers the
practice of mindfulness, and whether it can reduce the speed of
life and help us gain more time, and he describes how, as we grow
older, subjective time accelerates as routine increases; a
fulfilled and varied life is a long life. Evidence shows that
bodily processes-especially the heartbeat-underlie our feeling of
time and act as an internal clock for our sense of time. And
Wittmann points to recent research that connects time to
consciousness; ongoing studies of time consciousness, he tells us,
will help us to understand the conscious self.
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Imprint: |
MIT Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Felt Time |
Release date: |
April 2017 |
Authors: |
Marc Wittmann
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Translators: |
Erik Butler
(Translator (French and German to English))
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Dimensions: |
203 x 137 x 11mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
184 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-262-53354-6 |
Subtitles: |
German
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Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-262-53354-5 |
Barcode: |
9780262533546 |
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