A Watched Pot: How We Experience Time

by Michael Flaherty and Michael G. Flaherty

Book Overview

Time, it has been said, is the enemy. In an era of harried lives, time seems increasingly precious as hours and days telescope and our lives often seem to be flitting past. And yet, at other times, the minutes drag on, each tick of the clock excruciatingly drawn out. What explains this seeming paradox?
Based upon a full decade's empirical research, Michael G. Flaherty's new book offers remarkable insights on this most universal human experience...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814726860
• ISBN13: 9780814726860
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"