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[โ€“] logicbomb@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago (7 children)

Whoever made up that saying, "A watched pot never boils," must have a very different brain from me.

I have no illusions that I'm capable of multitasking with my conscious attention, and if I'm watching a pot of water being heated to a boil, then that's all I'm watching, so it inevitably boils while I'm watching it.

[โ€“] raltoid@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yes, they probably did...

It just means that when "distracted", perception of time changes. For example, doing something you hate tends to feel like it took more time than something you enjoy.

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