How Changing Your Perspective Can Transform Your Life: Lessons from a Slow Lift How Changing Your Perspective Can Transform Your Life: Lessons from a Slow Lift Have you ever noticed how time feels painfully slow when you’re waiting for something? Whether it’s stuck in traffic, standing in a hospital queue, or counting the minutes for your coffee break to end — the clock seems to crawl. The funny thing is, the actual amount of time doesn’t change. What changes is our perception of it. This brings us to an interesting story from the days before smartphones — a story about a slow office lift, frustrated employees, and a surprisingly simple solution that had nothing to do with speed. Installing mirrors in a slow lift completely changed the passenger experience. The Slow Lift Problem In a company, employees often complained that the lift (elevator) was too slow. Going between floors felt like a waste of precious work time, and it was making people irritab...