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Standing Still Or Flying By: How Covid Has Changed Time

It's been a year. And we mean that in every possible way. It has actually been a full year since Ireland went into lockdown and the way we live our lives changed fundamentally. But, if you think back over the past year, does it feel like time has flown by or has it dragged? Maybe you find that the days drag, the weeks fly and this time last year feels like a century ago? Dr Ruth Ogden, an academic specialising in experimental psychology at Liverpool John Moores University, has been looking into how we have perceived time during the past twelve months and there's been some seriously interesting results. Ruth joined Dermot and Dave to explain why we're all divided over how quickly time is passing, and why having your lunch at the same time every day is more important than you might think. You can catch the chat in full by clicking play below  [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/03/08113038/RuthOdgenTime_08031.mp3"][/audio] see more