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The path less travelled feels shorter

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Details on a journey may create an illusion of distance.

The more times we have walked a route, the longer we judge it to be, a UK researcher has confirmed. His studies could help explain why daily commutes can grow to seem interminably long.

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  1. CromptonA., et al. Environment and Behavior, 38. 173 - 182 (2006).

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Pearson, H. The path less travelled feels shorter. Nature (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/news060206-10

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