Do you spend most of your time thinking about the past, the present, the future, or not thinking at all?





Do you spend most of your time thinking about the past, the present, the future, or not thinking at all?
I usually spend far too much time thinking of embarrassing moments in the past... And daydream too much about the future.
This thread has made me realise - so I'm going to start living in the present now, rather than wishing my life away for tomorrow, next week, next month.
All of the above....maan I have so many things on my mind at once I end up spacing out from being so overwhelmed with the bullshit my brain does to me.





All of the above. I wish I could turn my brain off sometimes. It never stops & it drives me crazy.
Specifically as posted, I think a lot about past situations & how they could have been different, how the present would be different if they had, and what present decisions are likely to present similar outcomes in the future. So literally - all of the above.





I love thinking about happy past memories. I have a very sharp memory and sometimes if I'm sitting in the place where the memory happened, I can almost "see" it happening again right in front of me. I think about the present almost constantly, and the future sparingly. I prefer to take life as it comes and not make too many plans.
I look back to learn & look to the future for goals...Today is what matters
I spend my periods of free thought playing out scenarios in my mind and expanding ideas. Really exciting stuff like how to fix something, do something better or more efficiently, or if I woke up as emperor in 2nd century Rome. Right now, aside from typing this, I'm thinking about how ridiculous it is that a moon base has become a campaign promise (Newt Gingrich), and what that says about contemporary politics. Beautiful women and exotic islands are also a frequent reoccurring thoughts for some reason too, with no specific tense.
If I had to throw a number out there, maybe 5% past thoughts, 90% present, random thoughts, and unspecified daydreams, 5% the actual future.




Present. Am I happy right now/is this good for me at the moment? RIght now i'm thinking noo so i'm changing things for the better![]()




I try to focus on right now and plan for the future. I use the past to reflect and try to learn from past mistakes and remember the things that worked for me and that were positive too. Sometimes when I find myself in a rut or unhappy I will dive into past loves..like going outdoors, biking, my art etc...I dont do all of that consistently anymore and sometimes I believe its important to relive old talents and interests. When bad times occur, Ive noticed at least with me, certain pieces of me have died..ANd I believe its very important to resurrect those pieces if possible. As strange as that sounds lol..





I think WAYYYYY too much about the past.
All the "what if's"...mistakes...drama. Then I get upset...it's stupid.
Then, when I think about the present, I worry. WAYYYY too much.
My husband says I get off on worrying. Which is probably true. :/
Thinking about bills, thinking about how I'd love to be on a beach instead of crying kids lol
The future is the one thing I think about that makes me happy. I like to think about my kids growing up.
Going to school. I love thinking about going to their first parent/teacher conference. Their first dance. Their first job. I love thinking and wondering about if my boys will be good friends, or if they'll hate each other lol.
Then, I know it sounds stupid, but I'll lay in bed and think about how I'm gonna fix the house up...like, sometimes, it will keep me up at night.
Thinking about all these projects I wanna do on my house. It excites me.
I dunno though, I guess I think about the past the most....




^I do that too...I spend too much time thinking about the past, and wishing that I could turn back time and *think* before I made some of the decisions that I have. I don't know, I have a boatload of regrets in life.
I think I may concentrate on the past so much that I'm void in the present and unaware that there even is a future.
Yes I'm on the "past". Always thinking about what if I did this or that and how this or that could be. I then think about taking things one day at a time or what tomorrow may bring. Breathe then do the same the next day. Vicious cycle.
i spend my time trying to learn from past mistakes so that i can move forward with my life.





FUTURE. Almost always. Then past, then the present. Even while I'm dancing for a customer, I'll be thinking about hustling for more or the next guy I want to hustle. Or when I'm at an amusement park, I'll be on a ride and thinking about the next one to get to.
I'm always like, what's next, what's next? It sucks being so tightly wound like that. I've been working really hard for the past year to enjoy the present more.
"You can close your eyes to reality but not to memories -Stainslaw J. Lec
Confuscius say: "Man who pull bra stap get bust in face"
In the present things feel more effortless and it's a state I'd like to stay in for longer to see the many rewards it can bring.
When im in the future im usually daydreaming, controlling, worrying or intellectualizing too much.
When im in the past I'm reminiscing, replaying negative events, nostalgic, and thinking "if".





I daydream about the future.
I try to always have my next vacation booked (even if it's only a weekend getaway) and then I get fixated on the trip. It's mostly all the stuff I want to do when I'm there.
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade... then find someone whose life gave them vodka, and have a party.





I actually don't expend much effort on the present ... since I 'retired' I just go with the proverbial 'flow'. I do plan for the future - and extensively so where my investments are concerned. I also analyze the past because I have absolute faith that 'those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it' !





I only want to focus in the moment, now. I hate to set myself with disappointments.





Read this little good piece of advice on FB by someone...
"So many of us obsess about the one thing that is out of our control - the past. The only power we have is in the "now," and our now affects our future"
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