When you go on summer vacation or on winter break, it feels as if it goes by too quickly and the next thing you know, you have to go back and face reality again. That is what is so bad about the end of your holiday. You are full of dread because of having to go back to work with demanding bosses, or to your nagging family, and having to deal with other unpleasant but typical stressful things that you associate with life such as home repairs and bills. Before you go on holiday, you look forward to the break. However, once you are ending it, you dread it and become upset that it simply goes by too fast.
There is an issue with that. Studies conducted around this issue found that those who felt this way could also put off planning extra activities in their holidays. At the same time, those who feel this way may be more inclined to splurge more on expensive meals or buy expensive souvenirs. That is because you want to make the most of the little time that you have there. And the expensive souvenir is a reminder to you that you were on holiday somewhere for a short time. However, let’s take a look and see how this happens and how you can avoid feeling this way.
All Events Are Not The Same
Whenever anyone looks forward to something, they not only want it to happen immediately but want it to last as well. That is understandable. Studies conducted on this issue explored American Thanksgiving. Even though everyone in the US celebrates it, it does not mean that everyone particularly looks forward to the holiday. That is because those who look forward to it are excited about the delicious meals and the tradition of the annual family celebrations. However, those who don’t look forward to its focus on the stress of cooking, cleaning, and any potential family drama that can happen. When the study was being done, it consisted of an online survey and it found that most people were looking forward to Thanksgiving on the Monday before it in 2019. And when it does happen, it is here and then gone. That is because ‘time flies when you are having fun’.
When People Enjoy Something, It Goes Very Quickly
Other studies conducted did find that there is a reason behind the idiom ‘time flies when you are having fun’, and that is because when anyone finds something enjoyable, they don’t need to track time and the time ends up going quickly before they know it. That is why people tend to associate fun events like vacations with things that go by very quickly. That is because the beginnings of these fun events are pushed further away from the mind and the endings of it are pushed forward which is why the endings of these fun events come up so quickly as well. Not only does this have to do with the saying ‘time flies when you are having fun’ but it also has to do with focusing on the end. What is the trick to making fun events last longer? Making the most of every minute!
Don’t Focus On The End And Make The Most Of Each Minute
The best thing to do is to savor each moment of vacation or the fun time that you have such as being at a party or other fun event. Don’t focus on the end. If you can look forward to the beginning and savor each moment and be mindful of the fact that you are not focusing on the end, that simple trick will help your fun time last longer!
