一份改变您健康观念的演讲(转)philipzimbardo:thepsychologyoftimeiwanttosharewithyousomeideasaboutthesecretpoweroftime,inaveryshorttime.video:allright,starttheclockplease.30secondsstudio.keepitquietplease.settledown.it'sabouttime.endsequence.takeone.15secondsstudio.10,nine,eight,seven,six,five,four,three,two...philipzimbardo:let'stuneintotheconversationoftheprincipalsinadam'stemptation."comeonadam,don'tbesowishy-washy.takeabite.""idid.""onebite,adam.don'tabandoneve.""idon'tknow,guys.idon'twanttogetintrouble.""okay.onebite.whatthehell。"(laughter)lifeistemptation.it'sallaboutyielding,resisting,yes,no,now,later,impulsive,reflective,presentfocusandfuturefocus.promisedvirtuesfallpreytothepassionsofthemoment.ofteenagegirlswhopledgedsexualabstinenceandvirginityuntilmarriage--thankyougeorgebush--themajority,60percent,yieldedtosexualtemptationswithinoneyear.andmostofthemdidsowithoutusingbirthcontrol.somuchforpromises.nowletstemptfour-year-olds,givingthematreat.theycanhaveonemarshmallownow.butiftheywaituntiltheexperimentercomesback,theycanhavetwo.ofcourseitpays,ifyoulikemarshmallows,towait.whathappensistwo-thirdsofthekidsgiveintotemptation.theycannotwait.theothers,ofcourse,wait.theyresistthetemptation.theydelaythenowforlater.waltermischel,mycolleagueatstanford,wentback14yearslater,totrytodiscoverwhatwasdifferentaboutthosekids.therewereenormousdifferencesbetweenkidswhoresistedandkidswhoyielded,inmanyways.thekidswhoresistedscored250pointshigheronthesat.that'senormous.that'slikeawh第1页共4页olesetofdifferentiqpoints.theydidn'tgetinasmuchtrouble.theywerebetterstudents.theywereself-confidentanddetermined.andthekeyformetoday,thekeyforyou,is,theywerefuture-focusedratherthanpresent-focused.sowhatistimeperspective。that'swhati'mgoingtotalkabouttoday.timeperspectiveisthestudyofhowindividuals,allofus,dividetheflowofyourhumanexperienceintotimezonesortimecategories.andyoudoitautomaticallyandnon-consciously.theyvarybetweencultures,betweennations,betweenindividuals,betweensocialclasses,betweeneducationlevels.andtheproblemisthattheycanbecomebiased,becauseyoulearntoover-usesomeofthemandunder-usetheothers.whatdeterminesanydecisionyoumake。youmakeadecisiononwhichyou'regoingtobaseanaction.forsomepeopleit'sonlyaboutwhatisintheimmediatesituation,whatotherpeoplearedoingandwhatyou'refeeling.andthosepeople,whentheymaketheirdecisionsinthatformat--we'regoingtocallthem"present-oriented,"becausetheirfocusiswhatisnow.forothers,thepresentisirrelevant.it'salwaysabout"whatisthissituationlikethati'veexperiencedinthepast。"sothattheirdecisionsarebasedonpastmemories.andwe'regoingtocallthosepeople"past-oriented,"becausetheyfocusonwhatwas.forothersit'snotthepast,it'snotthepresent,it'sonlyaboutthefuture.theirfocusisalwaysaboutanticipatedconsequences.cost-benefitanalysis.we'regoingtocallthem"future-oriented."theirfocusisonwhatwillbe.so,timeparadox,iwanttoargue,theparadoxoftimeperspective,issomethingthatinfluenceseverydecisionyoumake,you'retotallyunawareof.namely,theextenttowhichyouhaveoneofthesebiasedtimeperspectives.wellthereisactuallysixofthem.therearetwowaystobepresent-oriented.thereistwowaystobepast-第2页共4页oriented,twowaystobefuture.youcanfocusonpast-positive,orpast-negative.youcanbepresent-hedonistic,namelyyoufocusonthejoysoflife,orpresent-fatalist-...