I think he nailed it with the past, present, or future orientation. My mood is almost always set by what is planned for the near future, and I know people who v

I think he nailed it with the past, present, or future orientation. My mood is almost always set by what is planned for the near future, and I know people who very much exist in the present or past. This is all my own anecdotal observation though. I would love to read studies done to explore this area of human psychology. Could there be a link between optimism and tense-orientation?