The time paradox

The time paradox,

First, I would like to mention that this was one my favorite books during this course. As, its main focus is the most important man’s treasure-the time. It was a very valuable way to show how our individual perspective of time affect our work, health and well being.

I think we should bear in mind that time has certain characteristics, among which are :

1. Time passes quickly

2. Time that passes can never return, nor can it be compensated, for time is irretrievable

3. The more we remind ourselves of the responsibility of the present the better we get at living the moment and the better we live the present moment the better the consequence for the future.

According this book, people tend to develop and over use a particular time perspective. Time perspective- there are 6 main zones people live in two focus in the past , two focus in the present and two focus in the future.

· Past- negative – focus only on regret

· Past- positive – remember all the goods all time

· Present- fatalist- it doesn’t pay to plan , as my life is fatted, by poverty, by religion, the conditions that I living under

· Present- hedonistic- live for pleasure and avoid pain, who seek knowledge, seek sensation

· Future oriented – they have learned to work rather than play, to resist temptation. To be future oriented you have to trust , that when you make a decision about the future it is going to be carried out.

· Transcendental- future- life begins after the death of the mortal body

Future – oriented people tend to be more successful professionally and academically, to eat well, to exercise regularly, to schedule preventive doctor’s exams. Future- oriented people are the most likely to be successful and the least likely to help others in need. Ironically, the people who are the best able to help are the least likely to do so. Present- oriented people are less likely to be successful but are more likely to help others. Ironically, individuals who are the most likely to help others are the least likely to help themselves.

This way, I think this books gives helpful advice about the best use if time. I would like to underline one of them : The present is the best time to start investing. In fact this one reminds me also quotation :”Yesterday is history, tomorrow a mystery, today is a gift that’s why it called a present”.

I, also found , a very interesting point of view regarding time : the pace of time. It was very interesting to read regarding different cultures' pace of life. And, that was a very good incentive to try to improve my pace of time.

I would end by saying “ we are born in time, live in time and die in time; time is the ambit within which we operate. What we do with time is what we do with our lives''.