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Sometimes it seems that time is flying.
Perhaps it doesn't need to feel this way. Our experience of time can be
possibly changed. By understanding the psychological (心理学的) processes behind our different experiences of time, we might be
able to slow down time a little.
One basic law of psychological time is that
time seems to slow down when we're exposed (接触) to new
environments and experiences. The law is caused by the relationship between our
experience of time and the amount of information our minds process. The more
information our minds take in, the slower time seems to pass.
It follows, then, that we have different
experiences of time in different situations. In some situations, our life is
full of new experiences. Our minds process a lot of information and time seems
to slow down. In other situations, we have fewer new experiences and the world
around us becomes more and more familiar (熟悉的). We
become insensitive to our experience, which means we process less information,
and time seems to speed up.
How can we slow down time? Here are two
suggestions.
Firstly, since we know that familiarity
makes time pass faster, we can expose ourselves to as many new experiences as
possible. We can give ourselves new challenges, meet new people, and expose our
minds to new information, hobbies and skills. This will increase the amount of
information our minds process and expand (增加) our
experience of time.
Secondly, and perhaps most effectively, we
can give our whole attention to an experience-to what we are seeing, feeling,
tasting, smelling or hearing. This means living through our senses rather than
through our thoughts. For example, on the way home, focus your attention
outside of yourself, instead of thinking about the problems you have to deal
with. Look at the sky, or at the buildings you pass, traveling among them. This
open attitude to your experiences helps take in more information and also has a
time-expanding effect.
To a certain degree, we can understand and
control our experience of time passing. It's possible for us to slow down time
by expanding our experience of time.
