The author has spent much of the last 10 years investigating variation in the perceived passage of time. In this article, the author reflects on the conduct of that research and discusses 5 principles that are pertinent to issues of validity, truth, and method in the study of temporal experience: intellectual curiosity, systematic empiricism, analytic induction, pragmatic orientation, and commitment to progress. The article concludes with a call for a revitalization of these principles in social research.
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