You can? That’s great! Because I would like to share what I recently read about “time pressure” and why it seems to be on the rise in these modern times. Initially, I thought that I knew the answer; the pace of life accelerating, with people working more and relaxing less than they did twenty years ago. At least, that was the impression I got from the mass media. Digging deeper into some research I found however that there is very little evidence that people nowadays work more—and relax less—than they did in earlier decades.  In fact, some of the studies suggest just the opposite.  If  you actually work longer hours than your parents did, you are an outlier. So, why do we report feeling so pressed for time, then? The answer is simply supply and demand.  As time becomes more valuable, time is seen as scarcer.  And scarcity and value ......