I Just Don't Have Enough Time - The Science of Homeostasis Says
You Do
Busy people have all remarked at one time or another that they
need more than 24 hours in a day. Some say they need eight days
in a week to accomplish all they have to do. Is this true for
those people? The answer may fool you.
Homeostasis is a relatively new and obscure science. It is the
study of the effect of time on man and on other living
creatures. It is also the study of our perception and response
to time. Some of the latest discoveries in this realm of science
may not win a Nobel prize but they guarantee to fascinate even
the dullest curiosity.
In one experiment people were placed deep in underground
facilities where they had no way of knowing sunrise or sunset
and they had no clocks or any other means of telling time. After
a brief period of disorientation they all began develop a
routine of sleep, productivity and recreation time that fell
into a perfect twenty four hour period. Where did that come
from? It seems that providence has placed a twenty four hour
clock in the human psyche apart from external stimuli.
Another interesting fact has been uncovered through the science
of homeostasis about our adaptations to time and climate. Put
quite simply. man adapts to time first and always before any
other natural influences. For example, man can live in extremes
like cold or heat as long as the twenty four hour internal clock
is working. Other species cannot do that. Some bears hibernate
until winter has passed conversely there is a badger like
creature in the Northeast US that can