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What does it mean?
Time passes quickly in intense or stressful environments.
In plain terms
Things happen fast when you are busy or stressed.
What can you take from it?
High pressure makes time feel like it slips away.

Where it applies

  • sports
  • crisis management
  • deadlines

Putting it to work

  • track time carefully
  • plan breaks

Questions to consider

  • When did time feel fastest to you?
  • How do you manage pressure?

Another view

Not everyone feels time pass quickly under pressure.

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