LEADER 02487nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910455693903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8147-2816-2 010 $a0-8147-2869-3 010 $a0-585-42502-7 035 $a(CKB)111056486726264 035 $a(EBL)865459 035 $a(OCoLC)780425887 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000269229 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11240968 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000269229 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10243296 035 $a(PQKB)11304123 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC865459 035 $a(OCoLC)50745232 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse10818 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL865459 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10032546 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056486726264 100 $a19980727d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 12$aA watched pot$b[electronic resource] $ehow we experience time /$fMichael G. Flaherty 210 $aNew York $cNew York University Press$dc1999 215 $a1 online resource (244 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8147-2686-0 311 $a0-8147-2687-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 183-213) and index. 327 $aAcknowledgments -- Introduction -- Paradoxical variation -- Protracted duration -- Theory construction -- Temporal compression -- Conclusion -- Methodological appendix -- Notes -- Index. 330 $aTime, 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, exhilarat 606 $aTime perception 606 $aTime perspective 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aTime perception. 615 0$aTime perspective. 676 $a153.7/53 700 $aFlaherty$b Michael G$01044639 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455693903321 996 $aA watched pot$92470399 997 $aUNINA