Qualitative vs Quantitative Time

This research explores the tension between quantitative time, the objective, measured, chronological time that structures society, and qualitative time, the subjective, lived, and felt time that gives life meaning.

The Present as Civilizational Medicine

Reconnecting Culture, Psyche, and Planet Through an Annual Timepiece

Cyclical Time Across Cultures

Modern life is dominated by linear, mechanical time; the ceaseless march of minutes on a clock and years on a calendar, a straight line from past to future marked by deadlines, schedules, and goals. In industrialized societies, time is often...

The Circannual Rhythm

Filed under: Chronobiology, Circannual Rhythm, Future Self-Continuity, Pars Tuberalis, Scott Thrift, Seasonal Biology, Temporal Architecture, Time Famine

Most of modern life is organized around circadian time—the day—while ignoring an equally real biological scale: the circannual rhythm—the year. Circannular wasn't even in my spellcheck dictionary! It's probably not in yours either...

Material Deconstructions of Time

"Through its innovative design and functionality, The Present encourages a non-linear, experiential understanding of time, aligning with the broader themes of temporality and posthumanist perspectives." by Ylva Ferneaus, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden and Umeå Institute of Design,...

Why?

Filed under: Chronological Fixation, experience, Human-Centric Design, Industrial Timekeeping, personal growth, perspective, Temporal Perspective, The 5 Whys, The Present Movement, Time Scarcity, why

The experience is akin to a shift in perspective—looking at a mountain range instead of staring at a single rock.

Time. Reimagined.

Filed under: Chronostasis, Industrial Time vs Natural Time, Mindfulness Tools, Seasonal Living, Temporal Perspective, The Present Clock, The Present Moment

How we measure time is how we measure life.

Moving Out = Moving In

Filed under: Church St Studio, Fulfillment Strategy, Fulfillment Update, MSI Partnership, Palliative Care Wisdom, Scott Galloway, Temporal Calibration, The 3 Regrets

September 29th Full Moon Update

The Ultimate Hidden Truth

Filed under: Burlington VT, Cognitive Reserve, David Graeber, Daylight Saving Time, Expedited Shipping, MSI Quality Control, Neuroplasticity, Temporal Agency

Hello, and welcome back to The Present.

A Meditation on Patience

Filed under: Burlington VT, Hand-Assembled, Kickstarter Fulfillment, Operational Transparency, Patience and Presence, Shipping Update, Small Business Challenges, The Present Clock

The Present currently ships within a few days. The following update outlines the expedited shipping options for any remaining pre-order customers who purchased The Present at a substantial discount. Hello, I hope this message finds you well and you can...

A More Meaningful Moment

Filed under: Cyclical Awareness, Emotional Orientation, Intentional Existence, Meaningful Time, Mindful Living, The Present Clock

"The benefit is connecting to a more emotionally meaningful orientation of time."

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