Health, Mind, Finesse, Perception, New Skill
Job:
⏳ Learn to Slow Time (for real!)
🟡 Moderate
⏱️ Short
— Overseer E
"The seconds are yours to spend, but few know how to stretch them.
Do you ever feel like the day is dragging on, whilst others fly by?
You can control that — you just need to learn how..."
— Overseer E
Your task:
Practice one of the following time-slowing techniques at least once today, for no longer than two minutes at a time:
🌬️ The "4-7-8" Breathing Skill
Close your eyes, and inhale through the nose for 4 seconds, hold your breath for 7 seconds, then exhale through the mouth for 8 seconds.
🖊️ Single-Task Focus
Pick a simple task (e.g. making tea, folding clothes, brushing hair) and give it full, undivided attention — no distractions, no multitasking, just presence.
🪞 Mimic-less
Look at yourself in the mirror for 60 seconds without distraction.
Observe your expression, your breathing, your presence in this world.
Nobody can replace You.
📓 Save Your Game
Set a checkpoint for your day. Write down exactly what you’re feeling or noticing right now in 3 sentences or less.
(If you struggle, try simply recalling the events of the day.)
🦶 Full Body Tracking
Close your eyes and take 30 seconds to feel from your toes all the way up to your head.
Do nothing else. Focus on each part of your body in sequence, then sense how they all connect through your heart.
🧠 Reflect:
Did time feel different?
If not — try again during a moment of stress or overstimulation.
When life moves too fast, return to this technique.
Watch as the world begins to slow.
Tips:
Why?
We all say we’re too busy for the things we want —
But often, the truth is: we forgot who’s holding the controller.
This quest is a moment of reset.
A reminder that you're not on rails.
You are the Player.
When we live on autopilot, the days blur.
Sometimes that’s fine… but habitual dissociation is a hidden danger.
Don’t become a creature of habit.
(We call those NPCs around here.)
Your heart is the difference — and yes, it can be sped up or slowed down.
That’s the key to controlling your perception of time.
Let’s see if anyone can figure out how to speed it up next...