BackThe Time Traveler's Dilemma: Does Your Personality Live in the Past, Present, or Future?
The Clock Inside Your Head
We all live in the same 24-hour day, but mentally, we are rarely in the "now." Some people are constant "Archaeologists" of their own lives, forever digging through the past and re-living old mistakes. Others are "Architects" of the future, living in a state of constant planning.
Understanding which "Time Zone" your soul lives in is the ultimate key to self-awareness. It determines how you perceive risk, how you handle regret, and how you experience joy.
Zimbardo's Time Perspective: The Five Dimensions
Philip Zimbardo proposed that our attitude toward time is more predictive of our happiness than our income or social status. He identified several key categories including Past-Negative, Past-Positive, Present-Hedonistic, Present-Fatalistic, and Future-Oriented.
When you take our tests, we look at the tension between these states to help you identify your temporal biases and move toward a more balanced perspective.
The distinction between the past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.
Conclusion: Making Peace with the Clock
Whether you are an Archaeologist, an Architect, or a Hedonist, time is the raw material of your life. Our website is a laboratory where you can play with time.
We hope you use it to find balance. Spend a little time in the past to learn, a lot of time in the present to live, and just enough time in the future to hope. The clock is ticking, but you are the one who decides what to do with the ticks.
BackThe Time Traveler's Dilemma: Does Your Personality Live in the Past, Present, or Future?
The Clock Inside Your Head
We all live in the same 24-hour day, but mentally, we are rarely in the "now." Some people are constant "Archaeologists" of their own lives, forever digging through the past and re-living old mistakes. Others are "Architects" of the future, living in a state of constant planning.
Understanding which "Time Zone" your soul lives in is the ultimate key to self-awareness. It determines how you perceive risk, how you handle regret, and how you experience joy.
Zimbardo's Time Perspective: The Five Dimensions
Philip Zimbardo proposed that our attitude toward time is more predictive of our happiness than our income or social status. He identified several key categories including Past-Negative, Past-Positive, Present-Hedonistic, Present-Fatalistic, and Future-Oriented.
When you take our tests, we look at the tension between these states to help you identify your temporal biases and move toward a more balanced perspective.
The distinction between the past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.
Conclusion: Making Peace with the Clock
Whether you are an Archaeologist, an Architect, or a Hedonist, time is the raw material of your life. Our website is a laboratory where you can play with time.
We hope you use it to find balance. Spend a little time in the past to learn, a lot of time in the present to live, and just enough time in the future to hope. The clock is ticking, but you are the one who decides what to do with the ticks.