An awe-filled life is much easier to appreciate. Unfamiliar places and experiences take longer for our brains to process, which actually creates the illusion that time is slowing down. This is part of why the drive to a new place always seems to take longer than the drive home.24 When all our senses are focused on taking in the details of a novel experience, it’s easier to forget our daily obligations and our worries about the future and to remember that the world is large and filled with possibility.
