To Live Twice

From The Time Paradox - Phil Zimbardo. (notes from this website... also a good summary at the end of what "future oriented" "present oriented" and "past oriented" people are like)

It's not the events of the past that most strongly influence our lives. Our attitude toward events in the past matter more than the events themselves.

WHO WAS I? Answer 20 times (forcing into creativity)
I was _______________
I was _______________

List 3 significant events that have occurred in your life:
1. __________
2. __________
3. __________

What positive messages can be taken from these events?
1. __________
2. __________
3. __________

How can these lessons improve your future?
1. __________
2. __________
3. __________

Complete a Gratitude List each day for two weeks. At the end of each day, simply write a list of things for which you were grateful that day.

"To be able to enjoy one's past is to live twice." - Martial (1st century Roman poet)

"To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan, and not quite enough time." - Leonard Bernstein

The optimal time perspective profile is:
- high in past-positive
- moderately high in future
- moderately high in present-hedonistic
- low in past-negative
- low in present-fatalistic

Present:

WHO AM I? Answer 20 times

I am _____

I am _____

When am I ____

When am I ____

Where am I ____

Where am I ____

How do I feel ______

How do I feel ______

Future:

WHO WILL I BE? Answer 15 times:
I will be _____
I will be _____

Concrete future goal: __________ Completed by: _____
Concrete future goal: __________ Completed by: _____