Zeraph

Mine is pretty bad long term wise. Like if I have an appointment I'm fine but anything in my long term memory is all mixed up. Frequently I'll have conversations with friends going something like, me: "Remember 2 months ago when..." them: "Dude, that was 2 years ago "

Usually my memory is very sharp, but very unordered. My memories just don't seem to have the timestamp most people's do.

LordEden

My internal clock is pretty spot on. I remember going over 3 months without an alarm set and I always got up on time. I always wake up at least 15 minutes before my alarm goes off in the AM.

When I'm awake? Not so much, got to have a clock near me at all times.

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Bear Cub

If I get a full night's hibernation, I'm pretty spot on. If the Bear is restless, it goes all to shit.

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Punk.of.Ages

I have an awful sense of time, but that's because I try to live my life minimally focused on the time as I can...

Time doesn't exist, clocks do.

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DaniGirl

my sense of time is always off. I will think I went to bed at 11pm, to find out the clock stopped and I really went to bed at 1am. That happens to me all the time. Also I hate how my dad tells me that he remembers me when I could fit in his hands. I have a hard time remembering how little my 4 year old was when she was born. I mean I know how much she ways its the actual her being a new born I don't remember all that well. It makes me feel like a bad mom. But time goes by so fast now. I had one kid, then two and now three. I feel old. I feel old at 22, that sucks.

squeeeb

me and time aren't the closest of friends. i think a month has passed and it's only been 3 days. i think a week has passed and it's been 4 months. i used to be really really really spot on with time, always aware, but now i don't need to be, so im not. i always show up on time, i'm never late, but when it comes to the past, if it happened yesterday, it might as well have happened 5 years ago.

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Reese

I usually don't even know what month it is so my long term sense of time is jacked. My short term time keeping is pretty spot on though. I can put something in the microwave or on my pizza oven or anything with a 5-20 minute timer and come back to my computer and when I get up to check I walk into the kitchen as the timer runs out. This is assuming I don't actually forget about the stuff I'm cooking. That's a whole different problem though

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GuttersnipeXL

I'd say mine is decent. I time things over beers...Instead of 7minutes on one side, then flipp the steak for another 7, I'll have one, crack another...flip...finish one, crack another. bon apetite. This applies to any activities that may occur after the quittin bell.

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Jetée

I'm sure I've mentioned this elsewhere, but I have this uncanny knack to guess the time of the day within 5-7 min. of the actual clock display. It gets better once I've been outside for a good hour or two, but if I should ever wake up in the middle of the night, I think for a second, whisper to myself "2:57", and when I scramble for a clock, it would read "3:01".

I'm awesome that way, although I still have no good way of organizing my time. It's my procrastination bug that itches me far too often to set a plan of action for the day, no matter how good I am at telling time. Also to note, I haven't owned a wristwatch in a decade, and of all my possessions, I only have two that tell me the accurate time of the day, 24 hours (a small portable stopwatch alarm, and the iPod).


So in all, I have a great sense of timeworks, a horrible comedic timing-scheme, and a mismanagement of my day's priorities. I'm just a big jumble in those trickling grains of sand.

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Verdan

My sense of time is abysmal. What day is it? Lunch was 2 hours ago?

What's funny is when people ask me how old my kids are. It takes me a while... they ask "You don't know when they were born?" No, I remember that to the minute. I just don't know when now is.

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Grancey

I'm obsessed with time. I can remember events and conversations as to what year, month, and even what time of day. And I'm usually never more than 10 minutes off when determining what time of day it is. Now as far as being on time, I won't go there. I do try, but my mind is so full all the time that I get a little distracted and the urgency fades a little. I am aware of it, so does that make it better or worse?

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CinnamonGirl

I'm horrible with time. That's why I'm always late for things.

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CharlieW

My sense of time is pretty scary, I don't wear a watch and am usually within 5 minutes of the actual time. When I set an alarm to wake up I am always awake abot a minute before it sounds.

vanblah

I'm usually pretty accurate with the time of day. I haven't used an alarm clock in years and I'm rarely late to work. If I'm late it's usually because I needed to do something in the morning other than "get-ready-for-work." When asked the time I'm usually within a 5 minutes.

With regard to music I tend to be just a little early on downbeats if I'm not too familiar with the song. It can be frustrating because I'm not aware of it at the time but on playback it's obvious (in the 20ms range).

cellophanedeity

It depends on what else is going on. If it matters what time it is, I'm great at knowing.

If I'm just spending time alone or with friends, time doesn't matter, so I forget all about it.

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DaniGirl

hey does anyone know what time it is?

uncle phil

"does anybody really care..."

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Grancey

If so I can't imagine why!!

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mew

Horrible!! I always think that I have time, but I usually underestimate or overestimate for appointments/meet ups. Therefore, Im always late or too early! Horrible. I need help.

Allyallyally

Routine keeps my sense of time fairly accurate. It's by no means flawless, though. Sometimes my alarm will go off at 6.30AM as it does every weekday, and I'll wake up, look over at it, somehow decide that the alarm clock is wrong, and go back to sleep for 30 minutes before waking up in a panic and realising I'm going to be late for work.

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Ourcrazymodern?

The planet keeps revolving
& us all on our feet, reflexive.
Try not to stare at the sun.

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Iliftrocks

Pretty good time sense on a daily and hourly basis, but once it gets more than a week old I have to guess. A month could be years ago and years ago could be last week. I end up having to do forensics with emails and photos to find out how long ago an event happened.

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Vigilante

Mine is pretty good. My teenage years are all mixed up, but I've re-ordered them somewhat when I'm just sifting through old memories, like a record collection or something.

I usually guess time to within 15 minutes during daily life. If I recall an event, I usually remember the day by remembering things that happened before or after on the same day. Landmarks, just like a fountain or tree you notice on a repeated journey.

My internal clock is not responsive to daily activities. On the weekends I immediately roll over to a later sleep schedule, even if I have several hours sleep deficit for the week (even a full 8 hours of deficit). As a result, my life is one big jet lag.

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Clark Kent

Time's all made up anyway.

Zeraph

When did I post this?

Xerxys

My sense of time is "c'est fantastic"!! I ignore it utterly and completely and do only one thing making sure I'm never late for anything.

little_tippler

My internal clock is great, I am able to wake up when I need to, 5 mins before the alarm. I usually also know what time of day it is with no watch. I am always pretty close when I guess. I think it's because I haven't worn a watch since my teens. You just get used to telling the time other ways. I do use the clock on my phone to be sure of my guess though.

As for memory in terms of dates and appointments...I will remember dates that are important to me, but I am bad with birthdays. I also tend to remember appointments, though sometimes if I have a lot going on I may forget. I also lose track of how long ago it was that a particular event happened, but I usually place it in my mind within a mental structure of other events (like when I started working where I do, when I graduated, and other more relevant things that I don't forget), which helps me to know the when of things.

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Our hearts are incommunicable still.
In what we show ourselves we are ignored.
The abyss from soul to soul cannot be bridged
By any skill of thought or trick of seeming.
Unto our very selves we are abridged
When we would utter to our thought our being.
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And each to each other dreams of others' dreams.

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ametc

I expect time to be over a lot sooner. but, my sleep schedule is normal (now that I've been sleeping normally). I sleep at 10 or 11 and wake up at 8 or 9. I actually wake up at like 6 or 7.. but that's too early in the day for me, so I fall asleep again until later on.

If I'm waiting for something, like I said, I expect the time to come much sooner.. although I've been told I am patient. I guess I just hate the anxiety of waiting.

ItWasMe

Hehehe ... just wait until it feels like yesterday and it was 20 years ago. Makes you (well, me) feel old.

My sense of time is pretty accurate if I link it time-wise with another event, such as when my kids were born. I usually remember how old they are, although sometimes I miss it by a year if they've had a recent birthday.

It's my sense of direction that sucks. But since most places I go are east of here (unless I go to the beach) I can pretty much make it home. Getting there to start with is harder.

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