Review Of Matilda Battersby's 'Every Second Counts'
‘Time does seem to fly by when we’re having fun” A almost scientifically proven fact, stated in Every Second Counts by Matilda Battersby. People countlessly say “Time is of the essence” “Time is money” “Time goes slower if you wanna move fast.” But in a scientific point of view, how many of these are actually true? A Social psychologist by the name of Robert Levine, once conducted a study of the tempo of life in 31 different countries. He collected data on 3 different things, these included the time it takes to buy a stamp, average walking speed of pedestrians during a rush hour and the accuracy of clocks on the walls of banks. In his study, he discovered that in places like london and New York, the times were the fastest. And also that there