Question # 1 Do you live in the past, present or the future?
The past
Now
Learn from history. Live right now. Continue traditions.
The future Plan for tomorrow. Be prepared.
http://changingminds.org/explanations/values/common_concerns.htm
The nearer you are to equator, in an environment where climate doesn’t change, the more present oriented you are. Sources http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3oIiH7BLmg http://hotwomenonthecentralline.wikispaces.com/
Catholics tend to be oriented towards past or present.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3oIiH7BLmg
Question # 2 How fast do you live your life?
Compared to collectivistic cultures, individualistic cultures move faster. There is urgency to make every moment count.
Levine, Robert: A Geography of Time, location 500.
Anglo-American culture is addicted to rapid and perpetual action and change, in everything from fashion to entertainment to the homes and cities where people live. Levine, Robert: A Geography of Time, location 917. http://www.businessinsider.com/how-different-cultures-understand-time-2014-5#ixzz34FgrZ6Nc
People in warmer places operate on slower internal clocks.
Levine, Robert: A Geography of Time, location 462 and 646.
Exception: Usain Bolt of Jamaica
http://www.sportsclb.com/usain-bolt/
Bill Gates spends a week twice a year in a waterfront cottage to think about the future without any interruption. Similarly, Warren Buffett insists on spending a lot of time almost every day to sit and think. https://hbr.org/2015/09/5-strategy-questions-every-leader-should-make-time-for
Further inspiration https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Learning-strategies-1487708
Question # 3 How important is it for you to stick to a fixed schedule?
http://uk.businessinsider.com/the-culture-map-8-scales-for-work-2015-1
In the USA, Britain, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Austria and Scandinavia, people have - in general - a linear vision of time and action. Time is wasted when no decisions are being made or actions being taken.
http://www.businessinsider.com/how-different-cultures-understand-time-2014-5#ixzz34FgrZ6Nc
Further inspiration
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/How-do-you-make-decisions-2058027
Question # 4 How long term oriented are you?
Studies show that long term orientation first decreases and then increases with GDP per capita. http://www.na-businesspress.com/jabe/coxweb12-6.pdf
Long term orientation
http://www.na-businesspress.com/jabe/coxweb12-6.pdf
GDP per capita
With an increase in income, individuals tend to initially increase spending and decrease savings.
As GDP per capita continues to improve living conditions and longevity, individual savings must increase to accommodate retirement needs. http://www.na-businesspress.com/jabe/coxweb12-6.pdf
The problem is when you are hungry and you have malaria and you just want to feed your kids, you are not thinking long term. http://mediastorm.com/publication/african-air, minute 6.