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Which Public Spaces Make Time Feel Slower?
Busy minds measure minutes. Calm minds forget them.
Not all public spaces move at the same psychological speed.
Parks, libraries, and quiet courtyards reduce the number of choices people must make. Attention spreads outward instead of jumping constantly between tasks.
The hidden mechanism is cognitive spaciousness. Time expands when fewer things compete for it.
People think slow places waste time. Often, they return it.