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Time: How you view it shapes who you are, and how well kids do in school

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June 1, 2010 12:50 pm
By Sheila Lennon

YouTube - The Secret Powers of Time

Professor Philip Zimbardo, psychology professor emeritus at Stanford University, draws -- sped up, for the impatient -- "how our individual perspectives of time affect our work, health and well-being. Time influences who we are as a person, how we view relationships and how we act in the world." His narration is snappy and funny and speedy, but not sped up.

The part about why why analog schools fail digital kids. about 7 1/2 minutes in, is fascinating:

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It's a project of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce.

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