Peter Cohen on Nostr: Most people accept that the idiom "a watched pot never boils" means that it feels ...
Most people accept that the idiom "a watched pot never boils" means that it feels like time passes more slowly if you anxiously await something to happen.
But this is also literally true when it comes to cooking. Put a lid on it and the liquid boils faster.
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