The section in Chapter five on Chronemics, the study of time as it affects human behavior, was interesting to me. I am usually late, but I'm always planning ahead. I usually associate with people who are running early, but the enjoy dwelling in the past. I'm curious what that means, but according the Gonzalez and Zimbardo's scale called the Stanford Time Perspective Inventory past orientations were so infrequent they were eliminated from the analysis, so I may never know. Future time orientations are the most common, which makes sense with our culture so focused on progress and success in the future. I think I fit mostly in the Future, goal seeking category, since I spend my time working to fulfilling life goals to become a successful graphic designer.
I am highly pressured by time. Time-sensitivity orientation is different, by the experience of anxiety over pressure felt from time obligations. I want so much from life. I work full time in order to have financial security. I go to school in order to have a career. I play on rare occasions in order to have a personal life. I design in order to have relaxation and pleasure. However, there does not seem to be enough hours in any day to do all I wish I could do. I over obligate myself and spend time stressing over how I'm going to do it all. Then I can't meet my obligations because there is not enough time. Time orientation controls our lives, since our culture is so centered on the concept of time. Time should not control us, but provide a guideline to structure our day by.
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