[Time Life 01] • The Power of Time Perception by Zogby, Jean Paul -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Table of Contents Preface Introduction How Do We Think About Time?

More Precious Than Gold The Value of Time: Work and Leisure Wasted Time? Time & Culture The Pace of Life

Part One How Do We Experience Time? Chapter 1 The Psychology of Time Perception

Our Sense of Time The Illusive “Now” Space and Time: Perceiving the Past and Future Half of the World Disappeared Time Estimation: Prospective vs. Retrospective Recap

Chapter 2 How Do Our Brains Perceive Reality?

The Real Purpose of Our Brain We Do Not “See” What is Real How Our Brains Lag Behind Reality Neurotransmitters: The Brain’s Messengers Brainwaves: The Brain’s Electricity Recap

Chapter 3 Time – The Ultimate Illusion

Our Brain’s Video Camera The Speed of Time How Long Is a Mental Snapshot? Measuring Mental Snapshots With Flickering Lights How Our Brains Create Mental Snapshots The Wagon Wheel Illusion Our Attention: Blinking or Continuous?

Chapter 4 Time Distortions

An Accidental Discovery The Brain’s Ticking Clock The Internal Clock Model Harnessing the Power of Our Internal Clock

Part Two What Factors Influence Our Time Experience? Chapter 5 Living in the Moment

Attention to Time Distraction From Time Slowing Down Time With Mindfulness Speeding up Time: The Power of Distraction Experiencing “Flow”: A State of Consciousness Encouraging “Flow”: Motivation, Goals, and Challenges Creating a Sense of “Flow” at Work and at Home Recap

Chapter 6 Time in Slow Motion

The Timing of Amazing Athletes The Alertness Spectrum The Oddball Effect Music, Alertness, and the Speed of Time Extreme Alertness: Experiencing “Bullet Time” Fight or Flight: It Is Wired Into Our Brains Boosting Alertness With Sleep and Exercise Diet for an Alert Brain Recap

Chapter 7 Taking Control

Classifying Emotions How Emotions Affect Time Perception The Effect of Taking Control When you Feel Fear When you are Angry When You Are Sad When You Are Anxious Who Do You Spend Time With? When You Feel Awe Recap

Chapter 8 What Kind of Person Are You?

The Speed of Thought Introvert or Extrovert? How Quickly Do You Get Bored? Night Owl or Morning Lark? Impulsive or Self-Controlled? Trait Anxiety: How Often Do You Worry? Recap

Chapter 9 Messing with Time

Intellectual Rave Club Slowing Down Time With Stimulants Smart Drugs and Mind Expanders Time and Mental Disorders It’s All in Your Eyes Recap

Part Three How Do We Perceive the Past and the Future? Chapter 10 A Time to Remember

Tin Box Memories Locating the Past Remembered Durations Maintaining Memories: Novelty and Routine Stretching the Past Time Distortions: Contrasting Present Time with the Past The Holiday Paradox

Chapter 11 Mental Time Travel

Time Travel? Time Distortions Created by Anticipation Time and Expectations The Optimistic Future Fantasies and Positive Expectations The Planning Fallacy Recap

Chapter 12 Time Slipping Away

Those were the Days Routine and Living in the Past Fading Memories An Aging Brain Squeezing Out More Time Recap

Part Four How to Make Every Second Count? Chapter 13 Crafting the Longest Year of Your Life

Living in the Moment Live Long and Prosper Collecting Memorable Moments Improving Our Attention and Memory Building Anticipation Time is not Money Resisting Time Pressure Inducing Feelings of Awe

Epilogue What’s Next? Without Whom Index References About the Author