Today, I had an idea for an experiment. I was walking home from Sonu's place with Lisa, and I realized that it felt like the walk back was significantly shorter; immediately I attributed this sensation to the slope of the path. Then it occurred to me that I have never read, nor heard of, any studies about how time seems to slow down with increased effort or tedious activities. I have yet to look for this in online databases, but if I did a small study, I would refer to it as the "Watched Kettle" phenomenon... from the old adage, a watched kettle never boils. It wouldn't be that hard. All I would need is a stop-watch, a cell phone, and few hundred willing participants. I should probably check to see if this has been done before first.
Maybe I shouldn't put my ideas on the internet for everyone to see... and steal. Who am I kidding? I don't think very many driven, aspiring psychologists are readying my blog.
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I've found, actually, that as I try to exert myself more, to move faster, accomplish a goal quicker, that time, in fact, speeds up, as though to not let me. Irksome phenomenon.
On another note, I didn't realize, until this night, that you had one of these... Mind like a sieve have I...
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