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The New Psychology of Time That Will Change Your Life
Free Press
August 2008
On Sale: August 5, 2008
368 pages
ISBN: 1416541985
EAN: 9781416541981
Hardcover
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Your every significant choice -- every important decision
you make -- is determined by a force operating deep inside
your mind: your perspective on time -- your internal,
personal time zone. This is the most influential force in
your life, yet you are virtually unaware of it. Once you
become aware of your personal time zone, you can begin to
see and manage your life in exciting new ways. In The
Time Paradox, Drs. Zimbardo and Boyd draw on thirty
years of pioneering research to reveal, for the first time,
how your individual time perspective shapes your life and is
shaped by the world around you. Further, they demonstrate
that your and every other individual's time zones interact
to create national cultures, economics, and personal
destinies. You will discover what time zone you live in
through Drs. Zimbardo and Boyd's revolutionary tests. Ask
yourself: • Does the smell of fresh-baked cookies bring
you back to your childhood? • Do you believe that nothing
will ever change in your world? • Do you believe that the
present encompasses all and the future and past are mere
abstractions? • Do you wear a watch, balance your
checkbook, and make to-do lists -- every day? • Do you
believe that life on earth is merely preparation for life
after death? • Do you ruminate over failed
relationships? • Are you the life of every party -- always
late, always laughing, and always broke? These
statements are representative of the seven most common ways
people relate to time, each of which, in its extreme,
creates benefits and pitfalls. The Time Paradox is a
practical plan for optimizing your blend of time
perspectives so you get the utmost out of every minute in
your personal and professional life as well as a fascinating
commentary about the power and paradoxes of time in the
modern world. No matter your time perspective, you
experience these paradoxes. Only by understanding this new
psychological science of time zones will you be able to
overcome the mental biases that keep you too attached to the
past, too focused on immediate gratification, or unhealthily
obsessed with future goals. Time passes no matter what you
do -- it's up to you to spend it wisely and enjoy it well.
Here's how.
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