verb
To subconsciously filter or sort memories, moments, or experiences based on their perceived temporal weight, allowing only certain fragments to resurface while others fall away unnoticed. It refers to the passive, often involuntary act of time-selective recall or emotional prioritization of the past.
Etymology:
From German Zeit (time) + English sift (to strain or filter).
Example Sentence:
As she walked through her childhood home, she found herself zeitsifting, only recalling the golden afternoons and none of the stormy nights.
verb
A high-culture alternative to doomscrolling; an elite filter of the now.
Etymology:
From German Zeit (time) + English sift (to strain or filter).
Example Sentence:
She doesn’t scroll—she zeitsifts.