Time, creating more of it

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Happycast: The Science of Happiness

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We can alter how we perceive time. Maybe you feel like time is really scarce, learn about the psychology of how to make time feel more plentiful! [00:00] Intro [01:49] Time and awe [05:34] Time perception [09:29] Buying time [11:50] Making your life seem longer [15:30] What did we learn today?   References: Rudd, M., Vohs, K. D., & Aaker, J. (2012). Awe Expands People’s Perception of Time, Alters Decision Making, and Enhances Well-Being. Psychological Science 23(10) 1130 –1136. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797612438731 Niiya, Y. (2019). My Time, Your Time, or Our Time ? Time Perception and Its Associations with Interpersonal Goals and Life Outcomes. Journal of Happiness Studies, 20(5), 1439–1455. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-018-0007-y Whillans, A. V, Dunn, E. W., Smeets, P., Bekkers, R., & Norton, M. I. (2017). Buying time promotes happiness. PNAS 114(32), 8523–8527. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1706541114 Zhang, J. W., & Howell, R. T. (2011). Do time perspectives predict unique variance in life satisfaction beyond personality traits ? Personality and Individual Differences, 50(8), 1261–1266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2011.02.021 Wittmann, M., & Lehnhoff, S. (2005). Age effects in perception of time. Psychological Reports, 97, 921-935. https://doi.org/10.2466/PR0.97.7.921-935