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Why time slows down when we’re afraid

“We construct the experience of time in our minds, so it follows that we are able to change the elements we find troubling — whether it’s trying to stop the years racing past, or speeding up time when we’re stuck […]

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Timeline of the far future

A healthy reminder of the vastness of time. “The timelines displayed here cover events from the beginning of the 11th millennium to the furthest reaches of future time.” | learn more

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Why your brain needs idle time.

A great reminder to step back and let off the gas regularly. “Research suggests that idle time, where the brain is wandering, is critical for complex mental processing.” | learn more

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Adoption takes time. 

A friendly reminder that even the best ideas take time to gain acceptance in the market. For example: doctors washing their hands before surgery. D. Casey Flaherty writes a hilarious and informative post about reminding us all of this fact […]

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Buying time promotes happiness. 

Time is a more finite resource than money, and research has shown that time-scarcity is a driver of unhappiness. This paper from researchers at Harvard Business School (among others) demonstrates that spending money to save time (i.e. hiring others to […]