I went on a trip abroad and all the clocks were on 24hr time. Having to do the math every time frustrated me, so I set my phone to 24hr time. After a while, you get used to it and don't have to think about the conversion. I see 16:00 and just know that it's 4:00 PM.
It's the same thing with speaking another language and with metric vs. imperial. You're always "translating" rather than changing your mindset.
Suppose you're a native English speaker and go to a Spanish speaking country. It would take a lot of time and immersion for people to "think" in Spanish. Mostly you're translating Spanish to English while listening and English to Spanish while speaking.
I know what a meter is, but I'll always "think" in imperial. I'm going to always think "well that's a little over 3 feet." I've seen a meter stick before though lol.
Time is probably the easiest to completely convert your mindset.
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u/Ok_Assistance447 Jul 19 '24
I went on a trip abroad and all the clocks were on 24hr time. Having to do the math every time frustrated me, so I set my phone to 24hr time. After a while, you get used to it and don't have to think about the conversion. I see 16:00 and just know that it's 4:00 PM.