The Pandemic Warped Our Sense Of Time. Here's How To Gain It Back.
Huff PostMassimo Ravera via Getty Images Experts explain why our sense of time has been altered because of the COVID pandemic and what we can do about it. “We’re all heavily routinized creatures, but this routine is important because it keeps us in time,” Ogden said. Ogden’s research, for example, has found that social satisfaction is one of the biggest factors behind how people process time. “The more socially satisfied you were, the ‘quicker’ the pandemic went,” Ogden said, noting that this didn’t just involve being around people, like family in your household, but seeking out and enjoying social connections. “There’s a lot of evidence to suggest that your routine, and also the number of activities that you’re engaged in, that that’s going to influence how you’re perceiving time,” Dudukovic said.
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