I have always been captivated by time - by this societal construct that pertains to such controlling tendencies that dictate people’s everyday lives. I was so engrossed with its philosophy that I dedicated a whole research project to the subject. My goal was to identify a relationship between “rushed living” and mental health, to understand how time is a social construct, and to identify the different standards of time etiquette and management between different cultures. I also sought to track and explore people’s daily habits regarding their perception of time, and intentionally practice the “art of doing nothing” to explore if it affects a person’s mental health. I decided to conduct my research by using none other than the busiest city in the world as a playground - New York City - where my research statement then became “New Yorkers are always in a rush, yet it is recommended by psychologists that living in the present is more beneficial for a person’s mental health”. I implemented many different research methods, compiling many interesting perspectives on the subject. I even concluded my project with an interesting prototype on how to better people’s relationships to time. Click on “Learn more” to take a look at my process.