I have previously read Steve Taylor’s “Making Time” and liked it. While we intuitively know that time seems to pass differently depending on the circumstance, his book introduced the framework of psychological time to me. The first chapter of this book summarizes “Making Time”, but I would say its footprints are through the book as well.

The book starts with the example of his car accident. This is one of those situations where time feels expanded (it goes slow) and this is referred to as “Time Expansion Experience (TEE)” through the book. Time does return to a normal flow after such experiences. There are many such situations leading to TEEs – medical emergencies (near death experiences & life reviews such as that experienced by Anita Moorjani), new places & experiences, lesser ego/separation from others (as in childhood), rich perceptions (as in meditation) and others. The more information we need to process, slower time seems to flow. In contrast, intense experiences speed up psychological time and so does growing older.

There are very detailed descriptions of scenarios and experiences. The later sections deal with – whether we can induce TEEs, structure of time – linear time & passing being illusions, block time, precognition and free will.

Steve mentions that he has devoted his life to researching psychological time. He also credits through the book others who work in related areas. I found many of the descriptions to be too elaborate and similar scenarios to repeat. Time is a fascinating concept, and this is an important book. While his earlier book “Making Time” is summarized, I still suggest reading that first if you can.

What an amazing book. I’ve long been fascinated by ‘time’ and out of body experiences. Many years ago I was involved in a near fatal cataract crash which involved a motorcyclist hurtling towards me on a straight country road. Seconds before impact he swerved hard, the bike tipped and he was thrown into the air, out of sight from my line of vision. As that happened, the bike disintegrated into hundreds of pieces, all moving slowly through the air. Time didn’t stand still, but it slowed to almost freeze frame and forty decades on, I can still recall much of it in vivid detail. It’s an inexplicable experience and it’s never happened again.

Dr Steve Taylor calls these time expansion experiences and this book is numerous accounts of such events. But what’s going on and why? He tackles those questions and there ps much to think about in this detailed exploration of a truly strange phenomenon. Fascinating and thought provoking, well written and I enjoyed the narration.

I really enjoy this and flew through it. The subject is really interesting and I found myself looking back through my life and noticing times when I'd also experienced TEE. The theory of some ghost sightings being timeslips was super interesting too. I would highly recommend this and have already found myself talking about this with people.

A fascinating and well researched audiobook that I would recommend. Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for giving me a copy of the audiobook, I enjoyed listening to it.

Amazing book about a very niche topic. I'm sure a lot of people can relate to the theory and antidotes given in the book. Great read, definitely recommend

Different to my normal genre listens. Interesting listen. Good narration. Unique topic and great cover art