appreciation of time

i have always believed that time is relative to the person. clocks and timekeeping were just created to ensure compatibility between people. i've talked to many people about this subject and the feeling that i get is that time speeds up as you get older. sadly, this seems to be very true. the past few weeks in sixth form have gone so fast i've lost all appreciation for what time is, because in my current state, it is merely slipping through my fingers at an uncontrollable rate.
there is no correlation between busy times going quickly and relaxing times going slowly in my life, everything seems to be going at the same horrendous speed. how am i supposed to enjoy life if the time i am spending in this existence will eventually turn into an uncontrollable blur which i am unable to conceive.
i need about three weeks to unwind from a work or school environment for my brain to become creative and for me to be genuinely happy with life. i'm sure i've moaned about time before on this site or elsewhere, but it is getting worse yet there is very little if anything that i can do to rectify the situation.
i seem to wasting my time with doing nothing yet these periods of nothing seem relatively small compared to the rest of my daily activities. what is going on with my mind?

by keot, posted on Sunday, 28. September 2003 @ 0058.55 bst