Show Notes
Why does life feel like it's flying by, and where do the years actually go? We dig into why time seems to speed up: body clocks, dopamine and the brain's "frame rate", and how our constant scrolling is literally stealing time while distorting our perceptions. The importance of presence to feel more of your life, and how little it feels we're actually 'here' for. We discuss why "I can't switch off" is often running from a feeling and why slowing down feels boring before it feels better, and we don't agree on whether just noticing is enough.
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Chapters: 00:00 Why Life Feels Like It's Flying By 02:56 Age, Body Clocks And How We Sense Time 06:22 Why You Don't Remember What You Scrolled 09:53 Dopamine And The Brain's "Frame Rate" 12:54 Why Last Week Is A Blur 16:50 Why Time Disappears In This Studio 17:52 Switching Off, Or Escaping A Feeling? 21:20 Needing Intensity To Feel Present 24:38 Modern Life And The Loss Of Boredom 28:27 From Optimising Time To Slowing Down 32:57 Living Against Your Natural Rhythms 35:05 The Trap Of Over-Optimising 39:50 Why So Few People Are Actually Present 44:48 Pulled By The Feed, Pushed By Feelings 48:33 What Might Slow Life Down 51:57 Your Phone And Getting Minutes Back 54:15 Organising Your Day Around Being Human 57:51 Death, Turning 40 And Being Here For It 59:36 The Grief Of Becoming Present 1:04:43 All We Have Is Right Now
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