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From: sam@rocksvax.UUCP (Sam Houston)
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Subject: Re: Time perception
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Date: Tue, 3-Apr-84 10:24:16 EST
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Interesting speculations.  I can't help on the physiologic
reasons, but once came up, in conjunction with a fellow bored
carpooler, that one's perception of time passage has to do with
the newness of the events one is experiencing in a given "absolute"
time interval.  For a child, a great number of new things are
experienced each day; whereas for an adult most daily events
are very old hat.. If true, this theory would imply a constant
search for newness to have time last forever.  What that would
mean in terms of your continued mental and physical health I
leave to speculation!

		sam