Maffoni M, Torlaschi V, Pierobon A
Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Psychology Unit of Montescano Institute, Montescano (PV), Italy.
Ann Ig. 2020 Nov-Dec;32(6):689-690. doi: 10.7416/ai.2020.2389.
One of the most precious values of the modern age is time. Despite the increasing life expectancy achieved by medicine and by the time-saving automation technologies, for most of us, time is never enough. Beside manifold upheavals and psychological consequences (1), the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent quarantine have impacted on our subjective perception of “time”, opening a frightening Pandora’s box. The healthcare emergency has thrown the population into a surreal novel where the time perception may be shrunk and, simultaneously, expanded or suddenly frozen without control and full awareness. Individuals are waved by events like leaves lashed out by an unexpected wind which brings unpredictable changes. Thus, our existence is no more like before: the rhythm of our days has changed, and nothing could be the same in our next future as the pandemic has left indelible marks in habits and perspectives.
现代社会最宝贵的价值之一就是时间。尽管医学以及节省时间的自动化技术使人们的预期寿命不断延长，但对我们大多数人来说，时间总是不够用。除了众多动荡和心理影响（1）之外，新冠疫情及其导致的隔离措施还影响了我们对“时间”的主观感受，打开了一个可怕的潘多拉魔盒。这场医疗紧急事件将人们抛入了一部超现实的小说之中，在其中时间感知可能会被压缩，同时又会不受控制且毫无充分意识地被扩展或突然冻结。个体就像被一阵意外之风吹动的树叶一样被各种事件左右，这些事件带来了不可预测的变化。因此，我们的生活已今非昔比：我们日常的节奏发生了改变，由于疫情在习惯和观念上留下了不可磨灭的印记，我们未来的一切都不可能再和以前一样了。
