Relativity of Time

Have you also ever noticed the 'relativity of time'? Let me clarify, before the rest of this conversation gets hijacked by you brilliant scientific mind, that I don't mean this question in the 'e=mc2' sense.

Have you noticed that time has a invert relation to our level of immersion in a given activity. The more we get immersed into an activity the shorter time seems to get. When we are enjoying ourselves time flies by and when we labor* at something time can come to a standstill. (* by 'labor' here I mean; the application of will to keep at a task you don't want to do)

This happens to me a lot. When I am working on design or contemplating a production approach or engaged with something else of a similar nature I often find myself with missing hours. However, if I have to wait without a distraction of some sort (book, music or games; all of which I always carry with me) time slows down to a insufferable crawl and even seconds seem impossibly long.

A small mind game I play with myself when I am stuck in one of the slow time situations (works only in the ones where there is a set amount of time that needs to be sped up) is to calculate percentages of the time remaining in relation to the original time block.

Situations where I have no control over the maximum amount of waiting required, with no way to distract myself, depending on the nature of the situation, I either suffer quietly or try frantically to get out of it. (Note to self: Need to find a solution for this)