Hack your internal clock.
Time is not a fixed construct. It is a biological illusion dictated by dopamine and attention. This 60-second perception test will prove that you can manually stretch or compress your subjective experience of time.
Stage 1: Time Compression
Eliminate as many targets as possible.
Stage 2: Time Dilation
Stare at the center. Do nothing else.
The Illusion Revealed
Which stage felt longer?
Stage 1
Compression
You clicked 0 targets. By flooding your brain with stimuli and releasing dopamine, your internal clock (basal ganglia) sped up. Because your internal clock was ticking faster than external reality, real time felt like it passed incredibly fast.
Stage 2
Dilation
By removing all stimuli and forcing sensory deprivation, your dopamine dropped. Your internal clock slowed to a crawl. Because you were processing fewer "frames per second", external reality felt agonizingly slow.