Kalyani Tupkary

But while nature may mete out time’s passage in these horological devices, it takes human observation of the heavens to set them. Even the most precise atomic clock must be periodically tweaked to account for variations in the earth’s rotation. Some clocks, however, are tuned more directly to nature.

Put another way, who stands outside for hours, gazing at a starflower instead of a Samsung Galaxy? When you’re stalking a hawkweed at daybreak, time is an afterthought.

What used to be specific events or activities, like answering emails, have gradually become ongoing  processes . “Speeding up” a continuous process means to overclock, to intensify; it can’t ever mean to end or conclude

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