<p>I've recently watched veritasium video about time perception. And what i got out of that is that the more are brain is being used up the slower time goes and the less we use the faster it goes. Is this the right way to think of the way we perceive time?</p>

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2022-01-20T15:05:39.607Z
Does this answer your question? [What is the mechanism behind time perception?](https://psychology.stackexchange.com/questions/5180/what-is-the-mechanism-behind-time-perception)
Chris Rogers
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2022-01-20T15:12:09.270Z
Also related: [Perception of time as a function of age](https://psychology.stackexchange.com/q/129/7604) plus [How does body temperature affect perception of time?](https://psychology.stackexchange.com/q/1734/7604) and [How does our brain sense the passage of time?](https://psychology.stackexchange.com/q/24536/7604)
Chris Rogers
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2022-01-20T16:46:57.897Z
well it was moved from one site to this one so I of course have no power over it. And secondly i think that my question is unique enough to contend with does related questions
no name the astronaut
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2022-01-21T01:31:13.217Z
If you can't tell us why the other questions do not answer your question, your question will be closed as a duplicate. This is just standard procedure to prevent bloat.
John
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2022-01-21T02:42:27.840Z
Because my question excludes other things like circadian rhythm as an explanation its more of a is this right then what is the answer to the question
no name the astronaut
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What causes the perception of time
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# What causes the perception of time

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-01-20)

I've recently watched veritasium video about time perception. And what i got out of that is that the more are brain is being used up the slower time goes and the less we use the faster it goes. Is this the right way to think of the way we perceive time?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Does this answer your question? [What is the mechanism behind time perception?](https://psychology.stackexchange.com/questions/5180/what-is-the-mechanism-behind-time-perception)  
> **username_1**: Also related: [Perception of time as a function of age](https://psychology.stackexchange.com/q/129/7604) plus [How does body temperature affect perception of time?](https://psychology.stackexchange.com/q/1734/7604) and [How does our brain sense the passage of time?](https://psychology.stackexchange.com/q/24536/7604)  
> **username_0**: well it was moved from one site to this one so I of course have no power over it. And secondly i think that my question is unique enough to contend with does related questions  
> **username_2**: If you can't tell us why the other questions do not answer your question, your question will be closed as a duplicate. This is just standard procedure to prevent bloat.  
> **username_0**: Because my question excludes other things like circadian rhythm as an explanation its more of a is this right then what is the answer to the question  

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