Felt time : the psychology of how we perceive time

Felt time : the psychology of how we perceive time / Marc Wittmann ; translated by Erik Butler.

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wittmann, Marc (Author)
Other Authors: Butler, Erik, 1971- (Translator)
Format: eBook
Language:English
German
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The MIT Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Time perception.
Time > Psychological aspects.
PSYCHOLOGY > Cognitive Psychology.
SCIENCE > Cognitive Science.
Time perception
Time > Psychological aspects
Online Access:Click for online access
Uniform Title:Gefühlte Zeit.
Table of Contents:
  • Temporal shortsightedness: on being able to wait
  • Looking for the rhythm of the brain
  • In the moment: three seconds of presence
  • Internal clocks: what we "need" time for
  • Life, happiness, and the ultimate time limit
  • Winning and losing time: the self and temporality
  • Body time: how the sense of time arises.

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