My Perspective of Time
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Time is an illusion | ||
Below is the set of code used to describe the phenomenon discussed in the attached paper.
Note: Modified Python programming language used
Definitions:
Event count (e)
Additional events (n)
Time span (t)
Level of intensity (i)
Space between events (s)
Event/time ratio (eot)
Calculating what we are normally accustomed to (can be different for
every individual).
This is one example:
Figure 1a
e1 = 10 # events or
experiences, in this case, 10 events
t1 = 7 # time, in this case 7
days
eot = e1/t1 # events over time
eot = 1.43 # the event/time ratio we are used to
Scenario 1:
We have a week where we experience much more events than normal:
Figure 1b
n = 15
e2 = e1 + n
e2 = 25 # events have gone from
10 to 25
t1 = 7 # in that span of 7 days
eot = e2/t1
eot = 3.57 # a new event/time ratio
But our mind adjust the events/time ratio to match what we are used to
for that amount of events which results in a sensation of expanded time (17.5
days in this case) – a feeling that much more time has gone by than in reality.
Figure 1c
t2 = e2*t1/e1 # adjusting time
t2 = 17.5 # our sense of time
is now 17.5 days
eot = e2/t2
eot = 1.43 # our mind adjusts to the e/t ratio
we are used to
Our mind is also affected in another way with the sudden increase in
events over the course of the week. Each event has decreased time in between
them and a sense of them going by more quickly than normal is the result. Below
is shown for the normal weeks we are used to where eot
= 1.43, the space between events is the inverse as shown below. During the same
span of time t1 when were are suddenly experiences a
higher number of events e2, the average perceived space between events has
decreased resulting in a feeling they are passing by more quickly.
Figure 1d
s1 = t1/e1 #average perceived
space between events
s1 = 0.7
s2 = t1/e2
s2 = 0.28
Scenario 2:
We have a week where we experience less events
than normal.
Figure 1e
n = -7
e3 = e1 + n
e3 = 3
t1 = 7 # in that span of 7 days
eot = e3/t1
eot = 0.43
Our mind adjust the events/time ratio to match what we are used to for
that amount of events which results in a sensation of expanded time (2.1 days
in this case) – a feeling that much less time has gone by than in reality.
Figure 1f
t3 = e3*t1/e1 # ajusting time as before
t3 = 2.1 # our sense of time is
now 2.1 days
eot = e3/t3
eot = 1.43 # our mind adjusts to the e/t ratio
we are used to
Scenario 3:
Here, at the moment I was diagnosed with brain cancer, the intensity of
the event rose dramatically. To signify this, I adjust i
to 1000.
e1 = 10 # events / experiences
t1 = 7 # time
i = 1000 #intensity
eot = e1/t1 # event/time ratio
e4 = e1 + i
# add intensity to events
t4 = e4*t1/e1
t4 = 700 # my sense of time was
700 days (~ 2 years)
eot = e4/t4
eot = 1.43
