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    How to Make Time Pass Quickly

    … if you are so inclined.
    by James Hamblin Feb 02, 2017 2 minutes
    Source: Jackie Lay / The Atlantic

    Sometimes people ask me why time seems to move faster as we age.

    Recently the question has morphed into something closer to: Is there any way to harness this effect to make certain periods of time move more quickly? As in, for example, the next four years or so. How embroiled in the news should I be? Should I count days? Should

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