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How Can We Alleviate The Feeling Of Running Out Of Time? Experience Awe

Melanie Rudd, a final-year PhD candidate at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, explains how experiencing moments of awe expands our perception of time and alleviates feelings of "time famine." Rudd developed on her research with Jennifer Aaker, General Atlantic professor of marketing at the Stanford GSB and Kathleen Vohs at the University of Minnesota.
Melanie Rudd, a final-year PhD candidate at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, explains how experiencing moments of awe expands our perception of time and alleviates feelings of "time famine." Read the research (PDF.)

This is another reason why the arts are so important. Art is one of the few things that can inspire you to willingly change how you look at the world, including how you perceive time.