Spotlight AP The stay-at-home slowdown — how the pandemic upended our perception of time Philip Gable, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Delaware Jun 13, 2020 Jun 13, 2020 Updated Aug 6, 2020 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Time is fixed. Our grasp of it? Not so much. bestdesigns via Getty Images kAm%9:?< 324< E@ =:76 367@C6 DE2J\2E\9@>6 @C56CD] s@6D :E 766= =:<6 ;FDE J6DE6C52Jn ~C 5@6D :E D66> =:<6 286D 28@ – =:<6 D@>6 5:DE2?E 6C2nk^AmkAm~7 4@FCD6[ E:>6 :D AC64:D6] xE E2<6D k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^DA246A=246]?2D2]8@G^52JD^6?^Qmab]h 9@FCDk^2m 7@C E96 t2CE9 E@ >2<6 @?6 C@E2E:@? @? :ED 2I:D] qFE E92E’D ?@E 9@H H6 6IA6C:6?46 E:>6] x?DE625[ :?E6C?2==J[ :E’D @7E6? 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You can read us daily by subscribing to our newsletter.Philip Gable receives funding from The National Science Foundation under Grant 2027085. 0 Comments Build your health & fitness knowledge Sign up here to get the latest health & fitness updates in your inbox every week! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story The psychology behind to-do lists and how they can make you feel less anxious As the days blend together for many people living in coronavirus lockdown, psychologists say that crossing things off a to-do list can be sati… 5 free workouts and activities to help curb boredom These online promotions can make your time at home more bearable. Best of all, they’re free.
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