The brain is a master at efficiency. When an experience is repeated often enough, the brain stops storing the details. The first time you drove to work, you noticed everything - the street names, the trees, the way the morning light spilled across the pavement. But after the hundredth time, it became a blur. You arrive without even remembering the... See more

Deep down, we know this—that time is elastic, that some moments last for what seems like an eternity while others come and go in the blink of an eye. Research into time perception supports that many factors can impact how we process time. Emotional experiences are one such factor: time can seem to expand in moments of acute fear, sadness, or joy,

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