Excellent, Yana! This work/information should be front and center on the most-read news source in the world! Life is perception. Your method of writing in short "sound bites" gives the brain a better ability to grasp the material within the given time/space. You are so talented! I am grateful to have found your work. Thanks! 🖖🏽
This was so beautiful and it gives me hope! I’d say I’ve directly experienced what you’re writing about– when I travel for long periods of time, always seeing new things every day, 8 months can feel like years, but when I’m back at home and every day is the same the months just fly by and it’s always like “how has it been 2 years since I last travelled?” Hoping to make it more consistent eventually so I can really slow down and make the most of my time. A very enjoyable read as always! 💙
Thank you for this Yana, this is such a great piece. I just wrote my first post on Substack about the oddball effect, but didn’t realise what it’s called. It more based on how I want to slow down time with my kids. I’ll be reading your other article as well about slowing down time. So glad I found your Substack!
i loved your article. your framing of attention as central to presence really resonated and gave me something to think about. thank you for commenting and sharing :)
Love the information this piece offered. I took note that time seemed to move more slowly when I made an effort to be present. I get more done while keeping my nervous system regulated.
Turns out it’s science. I don’t control time—or maybe I kind of do. 🤔
it’s so interesting! when we’re in a flow state (presence), we get so much more done, and it feels like time flies - but then we look back and think, how did i get all that done? we do kind of control time…or at least how we experience it. it’s all perception! like you said, our mental state shapes how time feels. it’s subtle, but once i started applying this, it made a real difference. sometimes i feel like hermione with her time-turner necklace hehe
Thank you Yana, for another insightful post, presenting many concepts in a clear and concise manner. A question that pops up reading your text: would you say it is possible for the brain to actively seek out the differences in different instances of the same process of noticing and recognizing in order to keep the engagement going, or will the brain's inclination to be as effective as possible (i.e. not spending unnecessary energy) prevent that?
thank you for reading, and for taking the time to comment <3
the brain does have an inherent drive to seek out differences, especially when engaged in intentional attention. while it tends toward efficiency (like automating the familiar to conserve energy) it’s also wired for prediction error. it perks up when something doesn’t match expectations, which is why we can still notice novelty within repetition (like hearing a wrong note in a familiar song).
practices like mindfulness and open-monitoring meditation seem to strengthen this ability. they train the brain to tune into subtler distinctions (like this breath, this sound, this moment) activating attention and salience networks that become more responsive over time. so yes, i do believe that with intention and practice, the brain can stay engaged in the familiar, not by overriding efficiency, but by reshaping what it considers worth noticing <3
exactly! noticing, pausing, breaking routine - they’re how you shift from autopilot to presence. and presence is largely what made childhood feel so rich and slow <3
Thanks for covering a topic that seems to grow more and more serious with age. I never realized the pace, which often seemed slow, of my life as a very young man.
So thanks again for clearly addressing a very important matter. Dr. Rich
Excellent, Yana! This work/information should be front and center on the most-read news source in the world! Life is perception. Your method of writing in short "sound bites" gives the brain a better ability to grasp the material within the given time/space. You are so talented! I am grateful to have found your work. Thanks! 🖖🏽
thank you jeanne! your words touched my heart <3
I feel like you unlocked something in my mind - a revelation truly. Thank you!!
Fantastic writing and diligent research, enjoyed the read~
This was amazing thank you
This was phenomenal
This was so beautiful and it gives me hope! I’d say I’ve directly experienced what you’re writing about– when I travel for long periods of time, always seeing new things every day, 8 months can feel like years, but when I’m back at home and every day is the same the months just fly by and it’s always like “how has it been 2 years since I last travelled?” Hoping to make it more consistent eventually so I can really slow down and make the most of my time. A very enjoyable read as always! 💙
Thank you for this Yana, this is such a great piece. I just wrote my first post on Substack about the oddball effect, but didn’t realise what it’s called. It more based on how I want to slow down time with my kids. I’ll be reading your other article as well about slowing down time. So glad I found your Substack!
i loved your article. your framing of attention as central to presence really resonated and gave me something to think about. thank you for commenting and sharing :)
Thanks Yana that means a lot.
Interesting read
Love the information this piece offered. I took note that time seemed to move more slowly when I made an effort to be present. I get more done while keeping my nervous system regulated.
Turns out it’s science. I don’t control time—or maybe I kind of do. 🤔
it’s so interesting! when we’re in a flow state (presence), we get so much more done, and it feels like time flies - but then we look back and think, how did i get all that done? we do kind of control time…or at least how we experience it. it’s all perception! like you said, our mental state shapes how time feels. it’s subtle, but once i started applying this, it made a real difference. sometimes i feel like hermione with her time-turner necklace hehe
Thank you Yana, for another insightful post, presenting many concepts in a clear and concise manner. A question that pops up reading your text: would you say it is possible for the brain to actively seek out the differences in different instances of the same process of noticing and recognizing in order to keep the engagement going, or will the brain's inclination to be as effective as possible (i.e. not spending unnecessary energy) prevent that?
thank you for reading, and for taking the time to comment <3
the brain does have an inherent drive to seek out differences, especially when engaged in intentional attention. while it tends toward efficiency (like automating the familiar to conserve energy) it’s also wired for prediction error. it perks up when something doesn’t match expectations, which is why we can still notice novelty within repetition (like hearing a wrong note in a familiar song).
practices like mindfulness and open-monitoring meditation seem to strengthen this ability. they train the brain to tune into subtler distinctions (like this breath, this sound, this moment) activating attention and salience networks that become more responsive over time. so yes, i do believe that with intention and practice, the brain can stay engaged in the familiar, not by overriding efficiency, but by reshaping what it considers worth noticing <3
Thanks so much Yana, for this elaborate answer, that is almost equally pleasant and comprehensible to read as your post!
thank you so much for sharing this!
Loved this piece. So informative and engaging..sending love!
So basically I need to notice, pause and break routines to feel childhood again & expand my perception of time?
exactly! noticing, pausing, breaking routine - they’re how you shift from autopilot to presence. and presence is largely what made childhood feel so rich and slow <3
Loved this
I wrote a piece that goes well with this, about the impacts of slowing down:
https://open.substack.com/pub/madisonkain/p/the-things-i-notice-when-i-slow-down?r=5s5kko&utm_medium=ios
Loved ur piece btw
Thanks for covering a topic that seems to grow more and more serious with age. I never realized the pace, which often seemed slow, of my life as a very young man.
So thanks again for clearly addressing a very important matter. Dr. Rich