long term thinking
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- visionAbility to see
- patienceCalm during delays
- legacyWhat's passed down
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
planning · horizon · sustainability · strategy · delayed gratification · wisdom · endurance · future · generations · compound · seeds · planting · marathon · retirement · savings · stewardship · cathedral · oak tree
temporal horizon
long term thinkingshort-termism
Focus on immediate results
immediate gratification · myopia · nearsightedness · instant gratification · living in the moment
deliberation style
long term thinkingimpulsiveness
Acting without forethought
spontaneity · thoughtlessness · impulsivity · reactivity · snap judgments
sustainability orientation
long term thinkingeating the seed corn
Consuming essential future resources
killing the goose that lays the golden eggs · exploitation · slash and burn · throwaway culture · opportunism