Felt Time
Felt Time
The Psychology of How We Perceive Time
Marc Wittmann
translated by Erik Butler
The MIT Press
Cambridge, Massachusetts
London, England
This translation, © 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Originally published as Gefühlte Zeit by Marc Wittmann, © Verlag C. H. Beck oHG, Munich 2014
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Wittmann, Marc, author.
Title: Felt time : the psychology of how we perceive time / Marc Wittmann; translated by Erik Butler.
Description: Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, [2015] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2015038278 | ISBN 9780262034029 (hardcover : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780262333870 (retail e-book)
Subjects: LCSH: Time perception. | Time—Psychological aspects.
Classification: LCC BF468 .W57 2015 | DDC 153.7/53—dc23 LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015038278
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Contents
1 Temporal Shortsightedness: On Being Able to Wait
2 Looking for the Rhythm of the Brain
3 In the Moment: Three Seconds of Presence
4 Internal Clocks: What We “Need” Time For
5 Life, Happiness, and the Ultimate Time Limit
6 Winning and Losing Time: The Self and Temporality