02566nam 2200637 a 450 991082192210332120240516123833.00-8147-2816-20-8147-2869-30-585-42502-710.18574/nyu/9780814728697(CKB)111056486726264(EBL)865459(OCoLC)780425887(SSID)ssj0000269229(PQKBManifestationID)11240968(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000269229(PQKBWorkID)10243296(PQKB)11304123(MiAaPQ)EBC865459(OCoLC)50745232(MdBmJHUP)muse10818(Au-PeEL)EBL865459(CaPaEBR)ebr10032546(DE-B1597)547964(DE-B1597)9780814728697(EXLCZ)9911105648672626419980727d1999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA watched pot how we experience time /Michael G. Flaherty1st ed.New York New York University Pressc19991 online resource (244 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8147-2686-0 0-8147-2687-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-213) and index.Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Paradoxical variation -- Protracted duration -- Theory construction -- Temporal compression -- Conclusion -- Methodological appendix -- Notes -- Index.Time, it has been said, is the enemy. In an era of harried lives, time seems increasingly precious as hours and days telescope and our lives often seem to be flitting past. And yet, at other times, the minutes drag on, each tick of the clock excruciatingly drawn out. What explains this seeming paradox?. Based upon a full decade's empirical research, Michael G. Flaherty's new book offers remarkable insights on this most universal human experience. Flaherty surveys hundreds of individuals of all ages in an attempt to ascertain how such phenomena as suffering, violence, danger, boredom, exhilaratTime perceptionTime perspectiveTime perception.Time perspective.153.7/53Flaherty Michael G1637256MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821922103321A watched pot3978988UNINA