Are you a Monochron or Polychron? MONOCHRONIC TIME SCHEDULE: activities are structured,planned or regimented as time is perceived fixed and,thus,can be organized,synchronized and quantified in terms of minutes,days,weeks,months,years,and so on. A person is known to be monochron if he organizes his daily activities,keeps track of his plans or accomplishments,and schedules the realization of his goals. Monochrons do not use leaps or shortcut as they will disrupt the smooth flow of thngs. In using this time,schedules and deadlines are valued over people,as users believe that time is a very important resource over relationshp. They,too,perceive MULTI-TASKING to be wasteful,distracting,uncomfortable. Time,for them,is somethng exact and irreplaceable;hence,they do not tolerate lateness and interruptions. Polychronic time schedule: when activities are done without planning and without exact time in doing thngs. Time is viewed to be continuous,cyclical,and infinitely flowing. Users of ths time are called polychrons. Without a doubt,polychrons can meet deadlines,but they do not like to work or study under strict schedule. They rather perform their activities in a more relaxed way or based on mood, as they can perfndrm or switch to many activities at a gven time. Polychrons have also the tendency to be often late since their sense of time is more fluid and their approach to doing thngs is made without much precision. Unlike the monochrons,persônal relationshp is gven utmost value by polychrons as they are willing to be interrupted or take a phone call even if they are busy. For them,schedules and deadlines are less important bcoz they see time to be cylical or never ending and,thus, any task can be delayed.
Posted on: Thu, 01 May 2014 13:20:24 +0000