Psychology
Why five minutes can feel like ten
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Vierordt's law elegantly dictates that humans are completely tragic at estimating intervals. We consistently overestimate the duration of very short spans, agonizing over a two-minute microwave timer as if it were a decade. Conversely, we drastically underestimate long periods, losing massive chunks of our afternoon to internet scrolling while truly believing only fifteen minutes have passed.
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