Why Do We Have Different Kinds of ‘Time’?

Imagine you're playing a game with your friends, and you count down from 10 to 1, but when you get to 3, someone shouts, 'Go!' That's like clock time, it helps us know when things start or end. But sometimes, we feel like the day goes by really fast or feels super slow, that’s like subjective time. We have different kinds of time because each one helps us understand the world in a special way.

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  1. When you're playing a game, the clock tells you when it starts, but your fun makes time feel fast.
  2. Your body feels tired at night because of biological time, it knows when to rest.
  3. Waiting for your favorite show to start feels like forever, that's how subjective time works.

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