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The Secret Pulse of Time: Making Sense of Life's Scarcest Commodity Paperback – February 3, 2009

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Have you ever fantasized about having more time-now, this minute, to accomplish everything you need and want to get done today? Or wondered why time flies when you are thoroughly engrossed in something? Or why minutes pass so slowly when you're standing in line at the store or airport, or on hold waiting for a customer service rep to answer your call? Or how, simply, to find more time to relax and unwind? Now, with The Secret Pulse of Time, already a longstanding best seller in Germany, internationally best-selling and award-winning science writer Stefan Klein has crafted what amounts to "operating instructions" for time. "We are all taking part in a giant experiment in dealing with time," Klein writes-and his aim with this book is to help us each to understand "the degree to which our experience of time hinges on our outlook on life."

With his journalist's unerring eye for the telling detail, Stefan Klein effortlessly combines original investigation and reportage, personal revelation, and a wide-ranging, commanding presentation of scientific research among disciplines including brain physiology, social psychology, philosophy, and Einsteinian physics-with the goal of guiding us not only to better master time but also to understand why we so often fail to do so. Woven into his narrative are dozens of practical ways to make sense of and gain control over time, including: How not to lose your head when a deadline is quickly approaching How the present becomes a memory-and vice versa How to attune to your inner clock for more productive, satisfying days How to avoid becoming worn out by the fast tempo of modern life Popular science at its very best, The Secret Pulse of Time awakens us to and empowers us with the idea that time is far more at our disposal than we have ever before realized.
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Stefan Klein is an award-winning European science writer and author of the international bestsellers The Science of Happiness and The Secret Pulse of Time. He lives in Berlin, Germany.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Balance
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 3, 2009
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ Reprint
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0738212563
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0738212562
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.93 x 8 inches
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  • Taylor Ellwood
    5.0 out of 5 stars A good exploration of time
    Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2010
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    The Secret Pulse of Time is a very interesting book that looks at time from a number of angles, most notably cultural and neuroscience angles. I found it to be a refreshing read because it didn't focus on the conventional approach, which is usually physics, but actually delved into other disciplines and there take on time. The author also provided some excellent examples to back up what he was discussing. I found some of his thoughts on information overload particularly relevant, especially with the advent of social media. I highly recommend this book.
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  • greenlionplanck
    5.0 out of 5 stars Shift the Paradigm
    Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2013
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    Simply excellent book on the subject of time. I recommend the read to my higher-level learning colleagues, and my philosophical counterparts. Much of the book inspires a wide range of future research topics, as well as implications for application in daily life. Nice flow, and solid content. Much obliged to the author.
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  • Colin Gomes
    4.0 out of 5 stars A worthwhile and informative read
    Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2014
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    Interesting book. I preferred The Science of Happiness (truly a life-changing book for me), but I learned a lot from this. It's been a while since I read it, so I can't elaborate at this point. The main thing I took away was the relationship between memory and the perception of time. It's impacted how I view my own life in relation to time. He says at one point that one person can feel like he's lived twice as long as another, even though they're both 50, because of the variety of experiences and richness of his memories compared to the other. He makes the point elsewhere that an event will sometimes feel infinitely far in the past and yet can feel like it happened a moment ago. This is a paradox of how human memory operates. These, of course, are things we all know instinctively, but he provides scientific and philosophical analysis (he has training in both) to help elucidate why this is.

    I felt like the writing flowed awkwardly at times. Or that he moved on too quickly from certain topics which would have been worthwhile to explore at greater length. I didn't come away from it thinking it deserved 5 stars, but I'd have to revisit it to remember exactly why that was. It's definitely one that's worth reading twice. A lot of helpful information I've already forgotten after less than a year!
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  • Kirtland Peterson
    3.0 out of 5 stars Keep Reading: It May Grow On You
    Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2008
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    TIME is a neuropsychological book written by a reporter. Thus, despite the intriguing topic, it can be wordy and lacking in depth at times.

    I started TIME, grew tired of the style, put it aside... then found myself thinking about various issues raised in the book. After telling several friends "not to bother" reading TIME, I found myself reading it, drawn in by the subject matter.

    So the book grew on me.

    More, I'm not aware of other neuropsychological books that address this topic head-on. Our brains have co-opted movement modules to tackle "time." Wow. Now there's a thought to chew on. Time -- for me at least -- certainly does seem longer and richer when I hike or spend 6 hours cycling a century than when I surf the web.

    Drawn in my "time" and the psychology of time? You could do a lot worse than TIME. And if you know there may be "style issues" upfront, perhaps they won't trouble you.

    Dr. Kirtland Peterson
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  • Lakshya Chudnovsky
    5.0 out of 5 stars The real 'brief history of time'
    Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2012
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    No offense meant to Stephen Hawking. But this book details time in so many different ways that its just breathtaking (and beautiful).

    The philosophy and psychology section of the book changed my life. Must read for anyone.
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  • Darrell Speck
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good stuff
    Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2008
    Like his book on happiness, I have first-hand, life-long account of this topic yet found most of the information new and fascinating. There are three sections. The first on the mental perception of time - biorhythms, attention, memory, etc. The second on the sociological aspects - time wasters, stress, time management. The third and smallest section on the abstract notion - invention of the clock, Einstein's disproof of absolute time. He ends with 6 recommendations for you to better enjoy your time. Overall very informative and practical.
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  • W. Cheung
    4.0 out of 5 stars The perception of time
    Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2010
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    In brief: This is a book mainly on the perception of time. It mainly deals with therefore the psychology of time. The biological aspect (regarding the biological clock) of time is also described. There are also social commentries on how we handle our time.

    Do not expect however any in-depth discussion on the mathematics or the physics of time. There is indeed a chapter on relativity but it is quite superficial indeed.
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  • Mohito
    3.0 out of 5 stars Get the kindle version, text is very small in paperback
    Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2023
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    I was psyched to get this book but the text is very small in the paperback version.
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  • Gabriel Fernandes
    1.0 out of 5 stars Ebook disfugured
    Reviewed in Brazil on March 6, 2024
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    The digital book is completely poorly diagrammed and disfigured. the chapters are not marked, there is a lack of space between words and sentences break in the middle, becoming paragraphs.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 8, 2025
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    Brilliant
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  • Tapasya
    5.0 out of 5 stars The secret pulse is within us
    Reviewed in India on February 11, 2024
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    For those of us who focus on efficiency of everything and anything and measuring and tracking and living by it's pulse this book would serve as the secret mystery they are missing
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