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11 thoughts on “Time perspective”
Yes, it does work now Nym, I will watch it later!
I’ve watched the first bit Nym and I found the correlation between climate and time perspective interesting, and the bit about the Protestant ethos.
I will watch the rest tomorrow. My internet connection is not good at this time of night. The clip was jerky and kept freezing; most frustrating.
Thank you Ara.
I know a local GP who had made a serious study of the effects of weather on the general health of people living in the UK. Apparently this is quite significant and is used quite extensively to allocate resources, but I must admit I don’t know the detail.
INteresting. If you find out more can you let me know, Ara?
very interesting and quite accurate.
Especially the bit about family values and meals together helping social intercourse.
INteresting. If you find out more can you let me know, Ara?
I will, Nym.
Interesting. And mostly true, I think. The bit about computers giving game players control is not really true, though they give them the illusion of control. The worlds that games work in are usually pretty narrow and defined—moves are generally limited to maybe 4-6 types and a certain path must be discovered and followed, often requiring the player to go over and over the same trajectory until the path is discovered. I’ve often thought they really work to regulate the imagination by providing a substitute set of activities that look like cool and unusual worlds and events but that ultimately replace individual imagination and creativity with a processed substitute. Computers do affect the brain, but exactly how isn’t really clear. I sense that time pressure seems to be increasing because of the increasing number of demands that are made us to survive. That in turn makes kids want to turn to games, which are safe and conquerable and good escapes from external demands.
Very interesting. Thanks!
Fascinating stuff. Confirms what I have always said about people who live around the equator. I recall that a couple of years ago I needed to go to my bank here in Cape Town, to perform some transaction or other. I knew that it was out of the ordinary and so needed to be sure that I went to the right counter. There was a choice of two lines, both very long and slow moving. So I enquired from a representative which of the queues I should join. She told me and I took my place. There was a youngish black man in front of me and we gradually made our way forward. Eventually, after about 30 minutes, he got to the front. He asked his question, and was told that he was in the wrong queue. Without any sign of anger or frustration, he thanked the clerk and moved to the back of the other queue which had not got any shorter in the past half hour. I remember thinking that I would have been livid had I been in his shoes. But being a north European, I was more future-looking than he was and was so able to foresee the potential problem. For him, time appeared only to exist in the present. Though he may not live longer than me, it is unlikely that he will die of stress related illness.
With regards to the wiring that goes on in the heads of young people with respect to time, I believe that some of it is hard-wired, i.e. genetic, while other parts are soft-wired, i.e. acquired through the environment and activities. Some children instinctively know about delayed gratification while others need it instantly. Training can make a difference.
I’m sure we have all observed different behaviours in different races but are all a little reserved about commenting on this in there PC days.
Your second paragraph is interesting. I also feel that for some boys the affinity with computer based activity is greater and I wonder if this is because they actually have fewer easy social skills (that is they don’t seem to come as naturally) than girls?
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Yes, it does work now Nym, I will watch it later!
I’ve watched the first bit Nym and I found the correlation between climate and time perspective interesting, and the bit about the Protestant ethos.
I will watch the rest tomorrow. My internet connection is not good at this time of night. The clip was jerky and kept freezing; most frustrating.
Thank you Ara.
I know a local GP who had made a serious study of the effects of weather on the general health of people living in the UK. Apparently this is quite significant and is used quite extensively to allocate resources, but I must admit I don’t know the detail.
INteresting. If you find out more can you let me know, Ara?
very interesting and quite accurate.
Especially the bit about family values and meals together helping social intercourse.
I will, Nym.
Interesting. And mostly true, I think. The bit about computers giving game players control is not really true, though they give them the illusion of control. The worlds that games work in are usually pretty narrow and defined—moves are generally limited to maybe 4-6 types and a certain path must be discovered and followed, often requiring the player to go over and over the same trajectory until the path is discovered. I’ve often thought they really work to regulate the imagination by providing a substitute set of activities that look like cool and unusual worlds and events but that ultimately replace individual imagination and creativity with a processed substitute. Computers do affect the brain, but exactly how isn’t really clear. I sense that time pressure seems to be increasing because of the increasing number of demands that are made us to survive. That in turn makes kids want to turn to games, which are safe and conquerable and good escapes from external demands.
Very interesting. Thanks!
Fascinating stuff. Confirms what I have always said about people who live around the equator. I recall that a couple of years ago I needed to go to my bank here in Cape Town, to perform some transaction or other. I knew that it was out of the ordinary and so needed to be sure that I went to the right counter. There was a choice of two lines, both very long and slow moving. So I enquired from a representative which of the queues I should join. She told me and I took my place. There was a youngish black man in front of me and we gradually made our way forward. Eventually, after about 30 minutes, he got to the front. He asked his question, and was told that he was in the wrong queue. Without any sign of anger or frustration, he thanked the clerk and moved to the back of the other queue which had not got any shorter in the past half hour. I remember thinking that I would have been livid had I been in his shoes. But being a north European, I was more future-looking than he was and was so able to foresee the potential problem. For him, time appeared only to exist in the present. Though he may not live longer than me, it is unlikely that he will die of stress related illness.
With regards to the wiring that goes on in the heads of young people with respect to time, I believe that some of it is hard-wired, i.e. genetic, while other parts are soft-wired, i.e. acquired through the environment and activities. Some children instinctively know about delayed gratification while others need it instantly. Training can make a difference.
I’m sure we have all observed different behaviours in different races but are all a little reserved about commenting on this in there PC days.
Your second paragraph is interesting. I also feel that for some boys the affinity with computer based activity is greater and I wonder if this is because they actually have fewer easy social skills (that is they don’t seem to come as naturally) than girls?