Big Ideas

Time Perspective Psychology

  1. Past
    • Negative
    • Positive
    • Action Items:
      • Daily Gratitude Practice
      • How was a specific event from the past beneficial to you?
  2. Present
    • Hedonistic – Enjoying right now
    • Fatalistic – Whatever happens happens
  3. Future Oriented
    • Well planned, Goal oriented

Balanced time perspective:

  1. High Past +ve
  2. Low Past -ve
  3. High Future
  4. Moderately high on selective present hedonism
  5. Low present fatalism

There are 2 ways to be successful:

  1. Sacrificing it all for one goal
    • career feels empty and meaningless at the end
  2. Make time for what matters most

Do things because you enjoy them or find ways to make them enjoyable.

Mani’s Time Perspective Score – ZTPI

Past-negative: 1.90

Past-positive: 3.33

Present-fatalistic: 1.44

Present-hedonistic: 3.33

Future: 4.23

Transcendental-future Time Perspective score: 3.20

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