A watched pot : how we experience time / Michael G. Flaherty.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Flaherty, Michael G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Time perception.

Time perspective.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (244 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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, exhilarat

Contents:

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Paradoxical variation

Protracted duration

Theory construction

Temporal compression

Conclusion

Methodological appendix

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-213) and index.

ISBN:

9780814728161

0814728162

9780814728697

0814728693

9780585425023

0585425027

OCLC:

780425887