According to Zimbardo and Boyd, time has become the most popular noun in the English language. They say that a search on Yahoo.com for "time" results in more than 7 billion. We are obsessed with time and we can check the time on cell phones, PDAs, and computers. In this book, the authors define “time perspective” as the often conscious personal attitude that each of us hold towards time and the process by which the continual flow of existence is gathered together into time categories that help to give order, logic, and meaning to our lives. The authors have surveyed thousands of adults and they have come up with six ways in which people view time. For example, those with a high-past positive perspective like the good old days and have positive memories. The advantage of this view is that they are seldom anxious or depressed. The disadvantage is their resistance to change. High-present hedonists are eager for short-term fun and pleasure. The advantage is that they are capable of pleasure and good times. The disadvantage is various addictions, risky sex, and spotty job record. High futures are planning and setting goals for tomorrow; they delay gratification and honor commitments. The advantage is that they are often healthy and make a lot of money. The disadvantage is that they sometimes regret all the sacrifices they made for the future.
Nobody has only one way of viewing time, but how high or low we rank in each category is linked to our odds of being happy, mentally healthy or successful, he says. There’s one timeless truth about time: It’s a major problem for people. This book is a practical plan for optimizing time perspectives in order to get the maximum out of every minute in personal and professional life.
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