This idea was put to the test in a 2023 Harvard study. Researchers induced minor bruising on participants' forearms and then had them sit in rooms where the clocks ran at normal speed, half-speed, or double-speed.
Crucially, the actual elapsed time was identical across all conditions — 28 minutes — but the clocks ticked at different rates.
The results surprised the researchers. Wounds healed faster when people thought more time had passed, and slower when they thought less time had passed. "Personally, I didn't think it would work," lead author Peter Aungle told The Epoch Times. "And then it did work!"
A century ago, Albert Einstein demonstrated that time is relative — not fixed. He explained the idea with a simple, humorous example:
"Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. That's relativity." Now, psychologists and neuroscientists are finding that our sense of time is not only inherently subjective but also highly malleable. We can't stop the clock, but by understanding how we perceive time, we can make minutes feel longer, heal faster, and even expand our memories....<<<Read More>>>...
