s/rooter/rooted Obsessing over the past or the future is indeed dysfunctional - it does impact your ability to focus, and reason (in the present). But I don't

s/rooter/rooted Obsessing over the past or the future is indeed dysfunctional - it does impact your ability to focus, and reason (in the present). But I don't believe that most people do this. Living "in the present" shouldn't be a goal in itself. Minimizing the anxiety caused by past or future events should be the goal. That is almost always better achieved via external actions (performing tasks and/or interacting with involved people), than via internal mindset(s).