Well it has been a month since I first created this thread, and that month seems to have flown by.
While I have done and accomplished a lot, it still feels like time is slipping away.
I did notice one interesting thing though: much of this perception comes from thinking during a longer event, "this event will be over soon," and then remembering that I had that thought after the event is actually over. As all events eventually end and I think about this a lot, it is easy for it to feel like the time has gone by too quickly.
However, this usually only happens when I dissociate myself between when I have that initial thought and when I reflect on that thought after the event is over. If I force myself to continue thinking about the passage of time, especially during difficult events, time will seem much longer as I am constantly self-aware and thinking about what I'm doing.
Maybe living in a state of constant awareness (of time) is a fuller way to live life, but this is hard and often frustrating, particularly with activities that require full attention. I will see if I can try this out... Let's hope our years don't fly by before we return to this thread and say, "whoa, that was fast!"
"Think for yourself and question authority." - Leary
"To step out of ideology - it hurts. It's a painful experience. You must force yourself to do it." - Žižek