Are You Placing Happiness in the Future and Wishing Time Away?
Have you ever noticed that when you get close to the end of something hard, you wish you were at the finish line? I notice this feeling the most in a mountain bike race. It doesn't matter how long the event is, but when I'm 70% done (or sometimes even before), I start dreaming of the finish line. It also happens during a workout or a project. We start anticipating being done and then wish to be at the finish line. I admit I've even done this looking at how long it'll be before my son's nap, wishing the time away so I can have a break.
Why do we try to speed up time?
Most of the time, we…
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