Category: A Matter of Time
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Music is a buoy in the seas of time and space
What new music do you listen to when you travel? Because if it goes well together, there’s a good chance that your brain will naturally associate it with the place. You can tap into this by being open to what’s around you, as well. In one of our first weeks living in New York City,…
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When you change your routines up, you slow time down
I used to work as a writer for Lifehacker. A couple of years before that gig, I’d already started writing guest posts for them. I wrote the first of these while I was a student, about how our brains perceive time. I was curious about it because I noticed people older than me always saying…
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When someone persuades you it’ll be easy, it’s a signal to feel uneasy
Many years ago, when I was still a student, I attended a seminar for a multi-level marketing (MLM) program. The idea was, you’d sell products that a company provided you with. It could be vitamins, knives, dishware, or a vast swath of other products. The presenters emphasized all of the perks: that you could work…
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Studying, in an age of instant knowledge
If you want to drive one of London’s black cabs, you’ll need to pass a test called The Knowledge. It usually requires studying for 3 to 4 years. Nowadays, you have another option: an app like Waze or Google Maps can help guide you around London. Once an app like Uber onboards you as a…
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What Terry Fox started
When he was 18 years old, Terry Fox was diagnosed with a rare, aggressive, form of bone cancer. In order to contain it, Terry’s doctors amputated his leg. While he was in the hospital recovering, Terry saw how little money was being allocated to cancer research. Terry wanted to make a change. When he saw…