Time management: Why we feel busier when close to reaching a goal

Wednesday, March 4, 2015 - 13:31 in Psychology & Sociology

Is there any worse time to be interrupted than right now? Regardless of what we're doing or the nature of the interruption, we often feel as if we have no time to spare at the moment. According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, consumers feel busier when they are close to finishing a task or reaching a goal.

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