Leanne and I were talking about blogging ideas. Our friend suggested that we discuss Dance Dance Revolution (DDR), because that is what we are currently doing (as we do every night). Leanne said that that couldn't' relate, but it got me thinking. DDR can totally relate to constructing reality, honestly almost everything can relate to constructing reality.
Time is the best way that DDR relates....
We often play from 8 or 9 at night until 1am or later...often we are surprised when we look at the clock and realize that we've been playing for hours and hours. It is because we are not focused on time.
Or, perhaps....
We want time to slow down. We don't want morning to come. We want to keep playing. We want so bad for time to slow down that it speeds up. i think that sometimes how much we want time to slow down or speed up causes us to perceive the opposite.
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time goes by when you are having fun. or as simone says, "time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like bananas." hence why when you are so into a game, it seems like you have been playing a game for five minutes when you have really been playing for five hours.
DDR is a more demanding activity than most. The brain activity required plus the physical movement and coordination is much more demanding than many everyday activities.
Rhythm is also a large factor.
It is not that you are not focused on time, it is that you are focused on smaller increments of time. The next arrow, the next leg movement, choosing the next song, drinking water, back to playing; all very small portions of time, a minute or two at most.
My guess is that you don't have a bed time, or any pressing engagements once you begin playing.
If you began playing an hour before class, the span of time would feel much less. Not because it is one hour compared to five, but because there is destination in the future. The time (objective "8 or 9") also plays a role in determining at what rate time passes for you subjectively.
"i think that sometimes how much we want time to slow down or speed up causes us to perceive the opposite."
Long, busy, individual days make up a fast year.
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