So... the minute hand shows progression — apparently we think of time in wildly different ways

Technology Connextras · 706K views · 2021-12-30 · 18:15

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Overview

A Technology Connections video essay on how analog and digital clocks shape different mental models of time, with the minute hand acting as a progress indicator.

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HN points to it whenever analog versus digital clocks come up, as an idea that changed how commenters think about time perception.

Recommended by 3 HN people across 3 months · HN mentions 2022–2026

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UX & UI design Psychology & human behavior Product & industrial design

What people said

operator-name · 2022-09 · Strong recommendation
I think the digital vs analogue clock is an adjacent, everyday example. On the human scale precise clock maths is rarely necessary, and conceptually thinking of time as a base 60 number can be more trouble than good. Technology Connections has a very good video on this, and completely changed thinking: [VIDEO]
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ajdude · 2026-07 · Recommendation
Technology Connections did a really great video on this a few years ago. [VIDEO] Apparently being raised with analog clocks vs digital changes how one intuits the passage of time.
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saurik · 2024-08 · Recommendation
I rather enjoyed the video essay Technology Connections did about the seemingly different mental models of tracking time that come from analog and digital clocks, and how a lot of people now have barely ever experienced analog clocks. [VIDEO]
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