Making Time: Why Time Seems to Pass at Different Speeds and How to Control it

Why does time seem to speed up as we get older? Why does it seem to drag when were bored or in pain or to go slowly when were in unfamiliar environments? Why does it slow down dramatically in accidents and emergency situations when sportspeople are in the zone or in higher states of consciousness? Making Time explains why we have these different perceptions of time suggesting that there are five basic laws of psychological time and uncovering the factors which cause them. It uses evidence from modern physics and unusual states of consciousness to suggest that our normal sense of time is an illusion created by our minds. But perhaps more importantly on a practical level this book shows us what we can do to control our sense of time passing to make it pass slowly or quickly in different situations. It suggests that it is possible for us to live through more time in our lives and so effectively increase the amount of time which we are alive for. In the final chapter Steve Taylor uses insights from Buddhism - investigating the practices of mindfulness and meditation - to show how we can actually transcend linear time and learn to live fully in the present moment.