Geologists don’t think this way, particularly Marcia Bjornerud, author of “Timefulness,” a profound meditation on the richness, depth and entanglements of geologic time. This behavior suggests that we give higher priority to the final few hours of the past than the first few hours of the future–perhaps because endings are more concrete than beginnings, and regrets sharper than resolutions. Revelers around the world will straggle home, nod off, and greet the new year with a dullness caused by sleep deprivation, overstimulation and inebriation. At midnight, the glittering crystal ball will drop in Times Square.
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