Quote

"the 'feeling of nowness' tends to last 3 seconds"

In other words, the way that I see it, you could say that "now" or the "present" lasts about 3 seconds. And since it's waaay too late for me to even try to put my mind into explaining what that means or where it comes from, I'll just post the link to the article that featured in Science Magazine.

Somebody tell the Mad Hatter that Now is only 3 seconds away! (no, I am not becoming delusional; it's related to a previous post)

Recap

Yesterday's history

Tomorrow is a mystery
But today is a gift
That's why it's called the "present"

(Master Oogway - Kung Fu Panda)

Sorry I couldn't help myself. I had planned to post the quote of the month on the 26th like I usually do, but this fitted so well here that I couldn't resist. And I do know that this quote doesn't originate from Kung Fu Panda, but that's where I discovered it and I'm too lazy to look for the first person who actually said this.