10+ Best Articles on Time
The most useful articles on time from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Time Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on time by Refind users in 2023 so far.
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How to Slow Down Time
As I moved from my twenties to thirties I noticed a certain psychological miscalculation happening more often: a day that feels like it was three or four months
Trending
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Time is not an illusion. It’s an object with physical size
Not a backdrop, an illusion or an emergent phenomenon, time has a physical size that can be measured in laboratories
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on time—all under 10 minutes.
8 Misconceptions of Time That Make You Less Productive
How familiar are you with "time" and "time management"? This article debunks some misconceptions of time so you can better use your time.
Four Thousand Weeks
A tribute to the book by Oliver Burkeman, an exploration of time management in the face of human finitude, and addressing the anxiety of “getting everything done.”
"Time inequality" is the world's real problem, not income inequality
Inequality should be measured in terms of the time it takes for us to earn the money to buy the things we need.
«For every 1% increase in population, personal resource abundance increased by 4% and global resource abundance increased by 8%.»
Why does time change when traveling close to the speed of light? A physicist explains
Your experience of time is relative because it depends on motion – more specifically, your speed and acceleration.
Why More Physicists Are Starting to Think Space and Time Are ‘Illusions’
A concept called “quantum entanglement” suggests the fabric of the universe is more interconnected than we think. And it also suggests we have the wrong idea about reality.
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on time.
The Diminishing Returns of Calendar Culture
Or, The Misery of Monochronic Time
The Tyranny Of Time
The clock is a useful social tool, but it is also deeply political: It benefits some, marginalizes others and blinds us from a true understanding of our own bodies and the world around us.
«Clock time is not what most people think it is. It was created, and it is frequently altered and adjusted to fit social and political purposes.»
Traveling Backward in Time Is Kind of Hard
We already have the means to skip ahead in time, but going backward is a different wormhole
UTC is Enough for Everyone, Right?
Programming with dates, times, and timezones is hard. But here's some help.
What we get wrong about time
Most of us tend to think of time as linear, absolute and constantly “running out” – but is that really true? And how can we change our perceptions to feel better about its passing?
Publications
We monitor hundreds of publications, blogs, newsletters, and news sources in Time, including:
Noema Magazine
Exploring the transformations sweeping our world. Published by @berggruenInst. Pitch us: edit@noemamag.com
LifeHack
LifeHack helps busy people get the most out of their lives in the shortest amount of time, through actionable, step-by-step systems that multiply results.
ScienceAlert
🔭⚗🌏🐛🚀🌌🌿✨ Official Twitter for http://sciencealert.com
Big Think
Learn from the world’s biggest thinkers.
Mental Floss
Home for all things curious, including surprising facts; answers to life's big questions; and untold stories from history, science, pop culture, and beyond.
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