It is a little over a month before Christmas will be celebrated again. Time is passing quickly and experts are attributing the fast movement of the clock to technology.
Several things are being accredited to technology. Sleep problems and mental development were both being associated with one's use of gadgets. Recently, experts found that the speeding of time is also linked to the use of smartphones.
Dr. Aoife McLoughlin, researcher at James Cook University stated, "I've found some indication that interacting with technology and technocentric societies has increased some type of pacemaker within us. While it might help us to work faster, it also makes us feel more pressured by time."
The study aimed to show the relationship between perception on time and technology usage. The participants who spend a lot of time using their smartphones and tablets and those who rarely used them were both assessed. The study found that technology addicts miscounted the hours that passed, making it longer compared to those who have limited time surfing the net.
Excessive technology users found to be more pressured with time thinking that they do not have enough to accomplish their responsibilities. "It's almost as though we're trying to emulate the technology and be speedier and more efficient," Dr. McLoughlin stated.
One reason attributed to this finding is that one's mind is preoccupied when using technology. When brains are distracted with a number of information, people tend not to see how quick time passes by. In contrast, boredom speeds down the movement of time making it feel slower. Neuroscientist David Eagleman explained,
"We remember the time as longer because we record more of the experience. Life-threatening experiences make us really pay attention, but we don't gain superhuman powers of perception. Greater attention leads to perception of a longer period of time." Thus, the more time used to handle information in one's brain the longer the passing of time is perceived.
