# Have you noticed that younger people seem slower to tell time from "traditional" clock faces?

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**Created:** [October 29, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-noticed-that-younger-people-seem-slower-to-tell-time-from-traditional-clock-faces/1024391 "2025-10-29T15:25:31Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-noticed-that-younger-people-seem-slower-to-tell-time-from-traditional-clock-faces/1024391/21 "2025-10-29T18:22:42Z")

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> [@StarvingButStrong](#):
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> Hah. I just realized I have a similar problem but in reverse!

I posted this 10 years ago.

> [@Is there a name for this mental shortcut](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-mental-shortcut/727621):
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> I got a new stove that has a countdown digital timer. When I BBQ I set it to an hour. If it says 46, I don’t subtract 46 from 60 and get 14. I visualize an analog clock hand say “oh, about 15 minutes”. Google didn’t get me anything but I’m not sure how to word it.

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