'Time is a monster that cannot be reasoned with. It responds like a snail to our impatience...then it races like a gazelle when you can't catch your breath.' (Simon Birch)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Time feels slow when waiting but fast when busy.
- In plain terms
- Time moves differently depending on your mood.
- What can you take from it?
- Patience changes how time feels.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When does time fly for you?
Another view
It is a poetic observation rather than a scientific fact.
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