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The Time Paradox: The New Psychology of Time That Will Change Your Life Hardcover – August 5, 2008

by Philip Zimbardo (Author), John Boyd Ph.D. (Author)

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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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Time is our most valuable possession: we are obsessed with schedules and multitasking to save time, say the authors of this insightful study of the importance of time in our lives. Yet people spend time less wisely than money. Zimbardo (The Lucifer Effect), professor emeritus of psychology at Stanford, and Boyd, research director for Yahoo!, draw on their two decades of research to explain why people devalue time. They blend scientific results into a straightforward narrative exploring various past-, present- and future-oriented ways of perceiving time and argue against becoming imprisoned or obsessed by any one of these. Zimbardo and Boyd have cogent insight into all of time's elements and show how they can be used for success, better health and greater fulfillment. For instance, understanding the role of time in investment can lead to wiser financial decisions, and a relationship will not work if one partner is focused on today's pleasure while the other wants to plan for the future. This is a compelling and practical primer (filled with quizzes and tests) on making every moment count. (Aug. 5)
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"If you are a decision maker, then you need to read this book. It informs about the central problem of how to discriminate between immediate rewards and future payoffs. The Time Paradox is comprehensive, admirably clear, and a delightful read." -- Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan

"The Time Paradox explores a very important topic from a fresh, practical, and entertaining perspective. Since time is limited for all of us, this book is well worth your time." -- Daniel Amen, M.D., author of Change Your Brain, Change Your Life and Healing the Hardware of Your Soul

"The Time Paradox reveals how to better use your most irreplaceable resource, based on solid science and timeless wisdom." -- Martin Seligman, author of Authentic Happiness

"Informed by the world's foremost expert on the psychology of time, The Time Paradox combines solid science, compelling stories, and crisp prose to illuminate how time, like the oxygen we breathe, pervades every aspect of our lives. Reading this book will yield insights into your own motivation and behavior and help you be happier, healthier, and more successful. It will also help you understand the source of many of the world's greatest triumphs and most pressing problems -- from terrorism to homelessness, from religion to love, from the successes and failures of CEOs to those of marriages. Zimbardo and Boyd have hit a home run." -- Sonja Lyubomirsky, author of The How of Happiness

"Phil Zimbardo, a master at making complex ideas and discoveries in psychology, including his own, not only intelligible but fun and personally relevant for nonspecialists, has done it again, this time with the fascinating topic of time perspective. Bravo!" -- Walter Mischel, Ph.D., Columbia University Niven Professor of Humane Letters in Psychology

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Hardcover: 368 pages
Publisher: Atria Books; 1 edition (August 5, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1416541985
ISBN-13: 978-1416541981
Product Dimensions: 6 x 1.2 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 102 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #442,206 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #628 in Books > Self-Help > Time Management
- #1078 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Psychology & Counseling > Applied Psychology
- #1875 in Books > Science & Math > Behavioral Sciences > Cognitive Psychology

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Michael J. Herzog

30% Amazing, 70% meh.

April 8, 2017

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I found the concept of time perspectives to be profound. It put explicit language to something that was previously outside my awareness. Much of the application of the concepts feels less useful and almost cliche. The distinction between causation and correlation feels really important to me as I read this book. People who have high score on "present fatalistic" are less happy. Of course.

Overall, I think this is worth a read for someone who is looking to add another tool to their developmental model, but it should be someone who already has a workshop full of really good tools so they can discern the exact right and narrow use of this particular tool.

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A book that really can change your life for the better

December 31, 2017

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This book was truly helpful and intensely interesting. It really changed the way I look at my own life and how I see other people. So much of our personality and outlook in life is woven into how we perceive our past, present and future. The great thing about this fact is we can change how we perceive our past present and future and it is measurable ! One of the many mind blowing concepts in this book is that how you remember your past isn't accurate. Memory is highly flawed in recollecting how things actually happened. Knowing this makes it possible to look back at your past and glean out the positive memories and construct a past that doesn't cripple your present and future. That is actionable, useful and positive psychology!

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Rachel & Andrew

Amazing principals that will change your life

January 1, 2014

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The research and the concepts that Philip Zimbardo and his team have uncovered about the way that humanity looks at time and how we make our choices in light of our perspectives, it just amazing.

I will admit the book can be heavy to wade through at points. The writing is very academic, so it's not a particularly easy read. If you're not phased or bothered by academic writing, definitely get this book. The information truly does have the power to change your life.

The Meat of this book are the Time Perspectives.
-Past Positive
-Past Negative
-Present Hedonism
-Present Fatalism
-Future
-Future(Transcendental)

He goes into each perspective and how viewing time (and life) through that angle affects your thinking and choices. It explains how people who are unbalanced and stuck deep into any one time perspective display dysfunction.in their lives.

So for example, people stuck in Fatalistic viewpoints are often depressed, they tend not to try or take chances or risks on things because they view everything as awful or bound to fail. The present hedonistic is the (not wealthy) 70 year old man that buys a bmw and goes on trips with his new girlfriend spending all his money to impress her, he makes choices based on "pleasure now!" and is not thinking ahead to the future consequences or whether or not he can afford these choices. All future thinking can be detrimental too if you miss out on your growing children because you're so focused on work and planing and saving for the future.

To be healthy we need a balance of time perspectives. This book will help you to learn about each time perspective and how to recognize the signs and signals if you are skewed heavily and operating your life through an unbalanced lens.

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Jonathan Wright

Great book. Really changed my life.

September 27, 2017

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Solid work. Zimbardo and Boyd do a great job at explaining 6 different types of people in the perspective of time. Fascinating read.

If you're curious about why people can't seem to help themselves as far as their finances, addictions, lifestyles go, this is the book for you. I really appreciated the ideas for helping each type of person change their perspectives a little.

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Gives good insight into the connection between your perspective on time

November 5, 2017

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For the right person, this book will change your life. Gives good insight into the connection between your perspective on time, and your characteristic behaviors you likely thought had nothing to do with that.

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stephen anderson

Very eye-opening and insightful!

May 12, 2017

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One of the more powerful books I read. He provides a different way to approach self improvement and things that are generally attributed to personality traits. This is a must read for anyone trying to understand his or herself.

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Learn how to manager our most valuable resource

March 29, 2014

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Excellent - a must read for fans of the happiness literature and Zimbardo. His frank style and commitment to the scientific method is makes this truly compelling. I've heard Zimbardo speak and his energy and enthusiasm come out in this really interesting book. I have used his online assessment and some of the concepts with my clients. Could have been a little shorter but definitely worth the time and money.

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it is absolutely amazing. You have to get this book and read ...

November 11, 2016

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Taking into account that part of my job is to help people succeed in their life, many times I am been asked what is the one secret for success, I have always answered the same, for me the secret is time perspective. That is why when I found this book immediately began to read it, have done that twice. This book should be amongst the most influential ones of our lifetime, it is absolutely amazing. You have to get this book and read it at lest one time every year.

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