REAL LIFE NEWS: DOES TIME FLY WHEN YOU’RE HAVING FUN?
by Hazed
“Time flies when you’re having fun.” It’s a cliché that seems to be true. We don’t notice the passing of the minutes nearly so much as we do when we’re bored, bored, BORED!
But psychologists are now casting doubt on this assumption. They say that in fact, when we recall an event we found exciting, we actually overestimate the amount of time it took to happen. That’s because the formation of memories is much stronger when we’re actively involved, engaged and excited in something. Therefore, we can recall far more details about the activity than something we found tedious - which leads us to feel that the time elapsed must have been longer than it really was.
Intriguing!