You may already know my fondness for the Theory of Positive Disintegration. I’ve found it a great way to think about the major arc of our actualization journey and get clues for how we can learn to actualize better.
Future Orientation (FO) is a key element of this experience. According to Krystyna Laycraft[1], parts of FO include:
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Imagination
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Self-awareness
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Reflection
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Day-dreaming
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Anticipation
With a future orientation, we can use these factors to explore various dimensions of self and our relationship with the world.
The bottom line is this: the more we can orient toward a future where we can fully envision our potential impact on the world and, in an embodied way, relate to the changes in ourselves and others needed to get there, the more we’re able to define what we need to do today to achieve it.
Below, you can see a slide from the article I referenced on Positive Disintegration phases (left) as they are related to Mental Time Travel phenomena (right).
⸫ As you can imagine, the more momentum we build with our Flywheel (see ), the more we can develop this potential around disintegration and reintegration.
❓It’s question time!
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How much do you engage in Future Orientation behaviors today?
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What do you tend to think about when you engage in them? Who’s involved? How different is it from your present state?
[1] If you’d like to learn more about Mental Time Travel and its relationship to the Theory of Positive Disintegration, check out this article.