More time to be a kid, more time with friends and family, and more time for that big project, right? I know I definitely want more time to get to those bucket list items. In this article, I'll reveal the true secret to finding more of that ever-elusive gem, TIME… and how I discovered it using visuals.
My great discovery started when I watched a movie that had one of those classic scenes where one of the characters unlocks a combination lock by slowly turning the dial, listening closely and feeling for the clicks. It looks simple, but clearly only the most skilled in the group can open the lock without setting off an alarm. Given the time constraint the characters were facing, it struck me how both the combination lock and clock could be drawn starting from a simple circle.
Noodling with sketches of locks and clocks, phrases began popping into my head such as "find the key," "sequencing and combinations," and "unlock time."
It’s not literally possible to alter time (as far as we know at the moment), but a chill vacation day at the beach certainly seems to stretch much longer than a busy, deadline-driven day at work, right? In Deb's final AVT Newsletter of 2022, she talked about wanting to keep up with the supersonic speed of change in today's world through her 2023 word of the year, "open." What if every now and then, instead of speeding up, we could slow the world down to our own natural pace?
Reading about how our brains process the passage of time, I kept stumbling upon a few key themes.
It all comes down to our
perception of time. At AVT, we are all about employing the power of visuals to enhance perception.
Here are the steps to time-finding based on my interpretation of the research and my own experience.
If learning something new sounds like fun to you, consider which Applied Visual Thinking course might fit for you next. All our AVT courses are designed to allow opportunities for you to focus, dive deeper into the material, and review what you've learned. When you complete the course, our goal is that you are ready to apply what you learned.
Returning to the combination lock metaphor, the KEY TO UNLOCKING YOUR VISUAL SUPERPOWERS is to…
References:
https://medium.com/predict/how-to-slow-down-time-4908f60493d8
https://www.popsci.com/diy/how-to-slow-down-time/
https://timelyapp.com/blog/how-to-slow-down-time
https://www.fastcompany.com/3064113/how-to-trick-your-brain-to-slow-down-time
https://www.marksdailyapple.com/7-ways-to-slow-down-your-perception-of-time/