Another great idea that I got from the book 'The Big Leap' by Gay Hendricks is that of 'Einstein time' where he talks about how time is more of a personal perception than a real thing.
"An hour with your beloved feels like a minute, and a minute on a hot stove feels like an hour" -Albert Einstein.
If we are forced to sit on a hot surface, our minds are consumed with not being there. We do all that we can to escape, and if forced, then escape must be done mentally. On the reverse side, time spent with a loved one is just the opposite; we want to be present, at the moment in body and mind, to take up as much space as possible, and to feel the deepest connection we can.
Gay Hendrickson talks about how time is more personal than a fixed thing and says that you are where time comes from. You can make as much of it as you want. On the flip side, Newtonian time is where we perceive what is outside dictates what's inside. When we don't feel rushed or stressed, time seems to be more fluid, and we can enjoy the moment on a deeper level. He talks about learning to enjoy doing the things in your schedule and train yourself to be always present.
In my personal life, I've been able to actively do this by looking at myself in the third person. Seeing that what I am doing right now doesn't make that huge difference over the long term, so stressing about it isn't really a concern. I've been able to find genuine enjoyment from challenges that would normally frustrate or overwhelm me.
Key takeaways:
1) Time is what you make of it
2) An hour spent with a loved one vs. an hour spent on a hot stove
3) Separate yourself from the immediate, and find entertainment