Set the watch 5- 10 minutes fast.. Do u do it???

i set my watch about 5 minutes faster than the clock in my office to make sure that i won't be late for work... i am usually on time most of the time and i love being early... so it is actually not necessary for me to set the clock earlier... but i just want to do it to be safe... take care and have a nice day...

I did the same when I was at work. Objective influences very often bring about to different result. Even aware the clock is set fast, we tend to hurry up, so as to catch the bus, and be on time for work. Study is done related with the criminal investigation. Different ways of asking are to bring about obvious different results, according to the statistics. Human mentality works wonders, which we should make good advantage of.

Hi Neha from Agra!!! I just could not stop laughing when I stumbled upon this post because I also set all my clocks and wrist watches/mobile clock 10 minutes ahead of actual time, except one clock.. I have developed this habit and I have become tuned to this system. It always gives me a kind of satisfaction that there are 10 minutes more to go than the actual time. Interesting Post!

Yes my clock in my bedroom is 10 minutes fast. When I wear a watch the same thing. It prevents you from ever being late I think.

Yup! I make that too! It has an advantage doing things more productive. It relates to the sayings "double time". With this practice one could work faster, the time consciousness can motivate a worker to move faster!

All my clocks are at the right time. It's just a matter of planning your activities well, and not doing everything at the last moment.

I dont agree with your opinion. if you are setting your watches 10 miniutes or 15 minutes, you know that the watch is fast and you will take that five or ten minutes into account when you are doing something. I never used to keep my watches fast. My wife used to keep the clock and watches 15 miniutes fast. Whenever, it alarms, she used to say it is 15 miniuts fast and she used to sleep another 15 minutes extra. So I dont think setting the clock 15 miniuts fast is useful

Hahahaha, a lot of people are doing that. But in my case, I do not. I always set it up on the right time. I am not sure but my basis for the time is the weather station. Usually they are monitoring time correctly considering that time is very important for them. So I always synchronize my watch with their time. Well, I think it would still not work for me whether I set it up in advance since I personally know that the time is in advance. I am glad that it works for you....

Yes. I have been doing this for a long time..! All the clocks in the house have been set ten minutes ahead, but its really stupid because no one in my family actually follows them..lol.. but like everyone is like, "Oh don't worry, we still have ten minutes". So in the end we all really had the same amount of time, but it just seems like more.. Anyway I am so used to it too and it was set because I was always late for class. :) Happy myLotting

I set my alarm clock and my watch fast. My watch I only set 5 minutes fast, but my alarm clock I set up to 30 minutes fast. It used to have a startle effect on me when my alarm would go off and I would see how late it was. Now, though, it's silly, because I just look at it and figure since it's so fast I have another half hour to sleep. All the other clocks in the house are set to the right time.

My watch is matched with correct time as if i make it fast then it always remain in my mind that 'shieyyy... Its 5 minute fast so no worries', lol. In that way i become more late thus its a bad idea for me. Happy mylotting!

Yes, I think this is a habit lots of people do. I find that setting my clock a few minutes fast helps me to get ready in time and avoid being late for things. It drives one of my friends mad, because he prefers watches and clocks to display the exact time. I suppose it doesn't suit everyone, but lots of people find it useful.

nehaagra.. yes, I set my watch 10 minutes faster, as then I could have some early preparation instead of being on time. But of course, subconsciously, I know my watch is faster, and I will also tend to slow down at times as well.

I agree with you. I have several watch, and non of them have the same time. all of them 2-5 minutes fast. With doiung like that, we can make our activity be comfortable, not hurry 'cause of time. Thank's

I do it most of the time because I used to be late. I set my watch 30 minutes in advance of the real time in that way, I will assume that I have no enough time and the advance time would be the allowance.

All of my clocks are at the right time because any time that I tried it in the past, it actually was a bad thing because I would panic for a second when I looked at the clock and then relax and say "oh no its fast, I got plenty of time" and would still be late.....my dad on the other hand has had his alarm clock an hour fast for as long as I can remember and it works for him...I giggle everytime my boyfriend looks at that clock and says "holy crap, its that time already?!!!!?", and he has done it about 10 times....so it works for some but unfortunately, not for me

i only have my alarm clock set fast so that when it goes off i know i don't have to rush and run around like crazy so i set it 10 minutes fast that way every one gets up on time.

Setting time fast will force you to do things which will in turn cause panic and you wont do that thing properly.During exam times it will be good to set the correct time.Even though you keep the time fast your brain after seeing the time will calculate the correct time only.So i always keep the correct time ;-)

I set my watch 10 minutes earlier than actual time. This is to prevent that I be late for any function. Also, by setting the watch earlier, I have a feeling that I can have more time to do the things that I want to do.

I try to keep my clocks at the correct time. My husband sets his alarm clock about 10 minutes fast, and I always think I have more time than I do. As a result, I have to dash out the door, chuck the kids into the car, and drive like a bat outta heck to get where I'm going on time. Sometimes I remember that it is fast, but then I find myself calculating in my head. It's easier to keep the clocks at the current time.