Are you stuck in the past? Anxious about the future? How a re-thinking of the way we experience time could soften the stresses of life, by marcwittmann
Only the experienced present exists, but we have access to the past through memory and we have expectations for the future.
The balanced time perspective is an individual’s ability to flexibly focus on different time orientations. A man is stuck in his memories. His wife left him ten years ago, yet he repeatedly ruminates on his loss. Adoes not want to study for the upcoming final exam. Instead, she hangs out with her friends or plays her favorite video game at home. She is stuck in the present moment at the expense of the future. A competitive lawyer works day and night, even on weekends, as she prepares for her clients’ court proceedings. She hardly ever relaxes or meets friends.
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