Americans Often Have Trouble Enjoying The Present

My Academic Identity Is That Of A Folklorist, And For Many Years I Have Taught Only Folklore Courses.

Americans Often Have Trouble Enjoying The Present Moment.

Americans Have A Penchant For The Future And Tend To Disregard The Past.

Polls Are Frequently Taken To Try To Tease Out Or Determine Likely Directions And Trends, But Once Taken, They Belong To The Past, Requiring That New Polls Be Taken.

I Mentioned That One Of The Tripartite Formulas In American Worldview Involves Time: Past, Present, And Future.