Your sense of time

How you relate to the past, present and future.

A self-description of where your mind naturally dwells in time. Loosely inspired by research on time perspective — most of us blend these. (Time perspective)

Groups

• Nostalgic — Drawn to the past and fond memories.
• Present-focused — Grounded in the here and now.
• Seize the day — Live for the moment as it comes.
• Future-focused — Always planning and looking ahead.
• Legacy-minded — Thinking in the long term.
• Balanced — Spread evenly across past, present and future.

Related topics

• Generational cohort
• Decade you identify with
• Event that shaped your generation
• The age you feel
• Time perspective (Zimbardo, ZTPI)

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