lives in the moment
Embraces the now
To live in the moment is to focus on present experience rather than dwelling on the past or worrying about the future.
The phrase often carries positive connotations of mindfulness and spontaneity: She really lives in the moment—no regrets, no anxieties.
It can also suggest impulsiveness or lack of planning: He lives in the moment, which is why he has no savings.
- spontaneityActing without forethought
- go with the flowAccept situations without resistance
- flow stateOptimal engagement condition
- in the zoneState of optimal focus
- Zen BuddhismMeditation-focused Eastern spiritual path
mindfulness · presence · here and now · carpe diem · impermanence · letting go · playfulness · Stoicism · non-attachment · no regrets · existentialism · acceptance · savoring · gratitude · Taoism · grounding · self-awareness · transcendentalism
lives in the momentlives in the past
Fixated on earlier times
forward-thinking · backward-looking · goal-oriented · delayed gratification · nostalgic
lives in the momentruminates
Thinks deeply, repeatedly
calculating · second-guesses · control freak · worry wart · analytical
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