Discover magazine’s Discoblog brings to light a study linking the feeling of being bored with the feeling of entitlement:
“All people have to complete dull tasks, but individuals who feel entitled may be more inclined to perceive them as a waste of their “precious” time, resulting in the perception that time drags. This hypothesis was confirmed in three studies.
The studies – about how “entitlement” affects time perception (as in “You’re wasting my precious time”) – are here.