Certainly I've expected more from Zimbardo. The first section of the book was not bad at all, actually it was quiet informative and insightful. I liked Zimbardo's classification of the different time perspectives, and sure you may discover a lot about your own time perspective, that may even surprise you.Its the second half, that the book became more of a mission of maximizing the number of pages, in which most chapters came more like self help books rather than psychology, or at least not the stanard of psychological info you would expect from a renowned psychology professor. I also disagree with Zimbardo in several points, he was eager to jump to conclusion in a way that prevented a thorough analysis of some important points. For example, and I don't want to sound personal here, he chose to mention my own country Egypt, stating that only 6% go Egyptian agreed with the US war against terrorism. A fact that Zimbardo considered implies eastern's forgiveness with terrorism. In my opinion, as an Egyptian, most Egyptians just didn't buy the US excuse for that "war on terrorism", knowing that it was just a false cover. That being the case or not, it is certainly quiet different from being forgiving with terror. Another simplification I found in Zimbardo associating fatalism with passiveness. That may be the case sometimes, but accepting fate is completely different from being passive about it in most cases. According to Z tests , I'm a complete fatalist, however, in real life I'm completely positive about grabbing my opportunities and working hard for achievements. Never the less, at least 50% of the book is both informative and delightful to read, and certainly telling you more about your self that what you knew. This book is an attempt at improving your life through the use of three different time perspectives. *SPOILER ALERT* There's a written test that determines the time perspective you have followed by a discussion of all three. So the question that everyone has is, "Does it really change your life?".Look guys the answer to this question is another question, "How did you read the book?". Did you read it like a storybook or did you read it like a recipe book with principles to apply, not just a book you read to pass the time? Obviously you should be asking yourself this question after you finish the book or maybe before you begin, "How should I read this book?".
What do You think about Il Paradosso Del Tempo (2008)?
A bit disappointing self-help book rather than a pschology read. Still, worth reading.
—jessica
I'm only partway through this but, so far, this book is intriguing and a fun read.
—jcrystal28
Won this book free on Twitter from Simon and Schuster. Very interesting so far.
—anna2cute
a wearying read...too disjointed for me...and too depressing...
—3061549
Very good analysis of how people see the world.
—modogg
