While we often hear people say “I wish I had more time,” science tells us that’s not really possible. It passes whether we want it to or not, and it watches as we move from one moment to the next. Yet, while we can’t truly slow or stop time, we’ve all had those life experiences that feel like they take forever and others that seem as if mere seconds passed. It appears the more we wish for something to be over, the longer it takes to do so. While, when an eagerly anticipated event finally comes, it seems to pass in an instant. So, how do we get “more time”? Do we start looking forward to stuff like school exams and stop getting excited about an upcoming trip to our favorite destination? Will that flip the passage of time in our favor? Unfortunately, probably not. The answer may actually be easier than that. We don’t have to change how much we dread or look forward to an upcoming event but rather how much of our time we use up doing so. The time we spend in anticipation, be it positive or negative, is focused on looking to the future rather than living in the present. Maybe, rather than needing more time, we simply need to better use the time we have. While we can’t control its passage, spending less time looking ahead will allow us to dedicate more to focus on what’s right in front of us. You may just find that the less you look the more you’ll see.