We can alter our perceptions by keeping our brain active, continually learning skills and ideas, and exploring new places.

When we realise our car is about to crash, say, the brain needs to temporarily increase its ability to control the world. Its processing power surges and we become aware of more features in our environment, which has the effect of making time seem to slow down. In exactly this way, storytellers stretch time, and thereby build suspense, by packing i

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awe can make you feel like you have more time