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Why digital time feels both endless and empty

My phone tells me I spent 6 hours on social media today but it felt like maybe an hour and I can't remember anything I actually saw.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

You're experiencing time compression and attention fragmentation simultaneously, losing both duration awareness and content retention.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Chronos vs. Kairos — clock time vs. the right moment?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.