Although the study looks to investigate several aspects of this emotion, the initial — and perhaps most intriguing– hypothesis is pretty striking: the experience of awe will expand your perception of time……
…..The results lined up perfectly with the study’s founding premise (which was probably unsurprising to the study’s authors). They show that experiencing a moment of awe can indeed alter your perception of time — specifically, it makes you feel like you have more time………
Referencing current research, the study offers several explanations for this phenomenon. Perhaps most integral, though, to this study is the fact that awe puts the beholder in the moment, which can augment his or her sense of time.
From The Atlantic
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