Time

Time is an abstract concept, created entirely through our perceptions. Mankind has created many ways to measure the perceived passage of time, from celestial temples and sundials to atomic clocks and egg timers. How we relate to time has a great influence on how we relate to our past experiences and future plans, and you may already know someone who seems very rooted in the past or, someone who is forever waiting for tomorrow. 

Some people say, "I'll look for a job soon", or, "I'll go and talk to my manager when the time is right". Some people say, "This won't work, because we already tried it", and some people say, "It's time to try something new - nothing we do works". When we consider time as a shared experience, we can certainly observe that different people exhibit different relationships to that shared experience.

Consider for a moment the concept of 'now'. When is it? Is it the same for everyone?

Ask a few of your friends the following questions, and notice how their answers differ:

When is 'now'?
How long is 'now'?
Where is 'now'?
How big is 'now'?
What colour is 'now'?
Where is the 'future' in relation to where you're standing?
Where is the 'past' in relation to where you're standing?

Hopefully, you found their different answers interesting, yet found yourself wondering how that information might be useful. By understanding a person's relationship with time, we can understand their relationship with change and create tools and techniques that make change easy to achieve for them.