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Blame Your Time Personality.Some people are punctual, others flexible. The reason, experts say, is that we relate to the clock in different ways.Share full articleCredit...Derek AbellaBy Emily Laber-WarrenJuly 25, 2025Leer en espa\u00f1olEarly in their relationship, before they married, Anne Kelsh was working from home and enjoying making dinner for her partner \u2014 what she called \u201cthe fun of the domestic role.\u201dHe told her he\u2019d like to eat when he got home at 6 p.m. That was a bit on the early side for Ms. Kelsh, but she was willing to accommodate \u2014 until she eventually realized that \u201cwhen he said 6 o\u2019clock, he meant 6 on the dot.\u201dFor her, the time was more like a suggestion. \u201c8 o\u2019clock is the time the curtain goes up at a show, and you must be there for 8 o\u2019clock,\u201d she said. \u201cBut dinner \u2014 it\u2019s dinner. It\u2019s dinner in our own house. I could not understand that sense of rigidity.\u201dPunctuality became a constant source of friction. Ms. Kelsh, who had struggled all her life with getting things done on time, used to say, \u201cI married you, I didn\u2019t join the army.\u201dMeanwhile, her husband was frequently bothered by her inability to arrive promptly to appointments and gatherings, a habit he considered rude.Arguments about punctuality are common, but experts say they are often really about something else entirely: the different ways we relate to time. Social scientists have worked for the better part of a century to understand our varying approaches to the clock. In the 1950s, the anthropologist Edward T. Hall coined the terms \u201cmonochronic\u201d and \u201cpolychronic\u201d to describe different cultural attitudes to time management.In northern Europe and the United States, which Dr. Hall labeled \u201cmonochronic\u201d societies, he wrote that people tended to emphasize deadlines and work sequentially, completing one task before moving to the next. In Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, he found what he called \u201cpolychronic\u201d societies, where he observed that people were more comfortable shifting gears in the middle of a task and less rigid about sticking to a schedule.Dr. Hall\u2019s insights have inspired generations of organizational theorists and management experts. And while he originally made observations about societies, he and others have observed that people\u2019s individual time-use styles also vary considerably.Studies suggest that people are most creative, motivated and productive when they can work in their preferred style, whether that\u2019s dipping in and out of multiple tasks or focusing laserlike on a single one. Becoming aware of your own relationship to time can make your life easier and can help you negotiate conflicts with the people around you.One thing at a time or everything all at once?A good way to gauge your values around time use is to notice how you respond to interruptions. If you\u2019re prepping a presentation when a colleague calls to discuss something else, do you pick up and say you\u2019re busy? Or do you make time for what might turn out to be a 20-minute conversation?If your response to this scenario is that you\u2019d send the call directly to voice mail, you\u2019re likely \u201cmonochronic,\u201d said Dawna Ballard, a chronemics expert at the University of Texas at Austin. People who manage their time as a series of tasks to tick off the to-do list tend to live by the clock and are primed, at least during work hours, to prioritize obligations over relationships.For someone like this, \u201can interruption, almost by definition, is irritating,\u201d said Allen C. Bluedorn, a professor emeritus of management at the University of Missouri and author of \u201cThe Human Organization of Time.\u201d\u201cPolychronic\u201d people, by contrast, tend to give primacy to experiences and relationships that don\u2019t always fit neatly into prearranged schedules. The other day, a cousin of Ms. Kelsh was visiting from out of town. Although she had an assignment to do for work, she decided to put it off for a day so they could go on a hike together. Not every deadline is truly urgent, she said, so \u201cwhen interruptions come up and I feel like they\u2019re valuable enough, it makes me reprioritize.\u201dFurthering these social interactions rather than shutting them down can throw off a person\u2019s schedule \u2014 an inconvenience that some are willing to tolerate. \u201cIf you tend to be late because you are trying to fit multiple people\u2019s needs into your day, you are polychronic,\u201d said Dr. Ballard, author of the forthcoming book \u201cTime by Design: How Communicating Slow Allows Us to Go Fast.\u201dEach time style has benefits and drawbacks.Mara Waller, a senior research scholar at Colorado State University\u2019s College of Business, revels in her monochronicity. Focusing intently \u201cgives us the opportunity to take deep dives into our tasks, really be thoughtful,\u201d she said.That time style also allows people to see a single project through to completion: \u201cFor certain tasks, it\u2019s so efficient, because you\u2019re blocking out everything else,\u201d Dr. Ballard said. A downside, though, is that you can get so \u201clocked into the plan\u201d that you lose out on serendipity and fail to notice opportunities when they arise, Dr. Bluedorn said.Dr. Waller, who studies the work of high-pressure teams, holds deep appreciation for people who are capable of handling many things at once. Years ago for a research project, she sat with air traffic controllers at what is now George Bush Intercontinental Airport on busy weekend nights, watching them manage critical data and bark commands without losing their cool. \u201cIf you see someone who\u2019s really polychronic in a multitasking situation, and they have a good grip on it, sometimes it kind of looks like a ballet,\u201d she said.People who easily shift between tasks are also at an advantage when it comes to handling life\u2019s messiness. \u201cOne of the benefits is that you have a realistic view of life, and so you won\u2019t be distressed when things don\u2019t fit into your time,\u201d Dr. Ballard said.You\u2019re also less likely to get burned out by perseverating on a single task, Dr. Bluedorn said. A 2023 study of people balancing college with nearly full-time work revealed that those who naturally took on multiple tasks at a time were better able to balance competing obligations without becoming emotionally exhausted.But on the flip side, these flexible folks can be easily distracted and may engage in what Dr. Bluedorn calls \u201cunproductive dithering\u201d and have trouble finishing what they start.Time-use styles are a preference, not a trait, Dr. Waller said, meaning that people can adopt a different approach \u2014 it just won\u2019t feel as comfortable. Shifting when it serves you, though, will make you more effective, Dr. Ballard said.\u201cIs your goal here relationship building? Then go polychronic,\u201d she said. \u201cIf your goal is to complete a task, then we need to be monochronic for a window of time and shut out all distractions.\u201dFor those who organize their lives on a strict timetable, Dr. Ballard suggests building in buffer periods of up to an hour between engagements, so \u201cif things start to extend, you\u2019re not stressed out.\u201d Meanwhile, people who deviate from their schedules could try the inverse \u2014 writing down appointments half an hour earlier than they actually are.And for compulsively punctual people who are easily frustrated by others\u2019 delays, Dr. Ballard suggests carrying work or a book; you can stay productive in moments when someone keeps you waiting. If you don\u2019t feel your time has been wasted, you may be less annoyed.The key is to remove judgment, Dr. Ballard said. \u201cFor both personalities, what will help is to recognize that everyone doesn\u2019t see time the way they do.\u201dRead 821 CommentsShare full articleRelated ContentAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT", "ai_headline": "Always Late? Blame Your Time Personality.", "ai_simplified_title": "Experts Explain Time Personalities and Punctuality", "ai_excerpt": "Experts explore the different ways people relate to time, categorizing them as monochronic (task-oriented) or polychronic (relationship-oriented). 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AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTSupported bySKIP ADVERTISEMENTAlways Late? Blame Your Time Personality.Some people are punctual, others flexible. The reason, experts say, is that we relate to the clock in different ways.Share full articleCredit...Derek AbellaBy Emily Laber-WarrenJuly 25, 2025Leer en españolEarly in their relationship, before they married, Anne Kelsh was working from home and enjoying making dinner for her partner — what she called “the fun of the domestic role.”He told her he’d like to eat when he got home at 6 p.m. That was a bit on the early side for Ms. Kelsh, but she was willing to accommodate — until she eventually realized that “when he said 6 o’clock, he meant 6 on the dot.”For her, the time was more like a suggestion. “8 o’clock is the time the curtain goes up at a show, and you must be there for 8 o’clock,” she said. “But dinner — it’s dinner. It’s dinner in our own house. I could not understand that sense of rigidity.”Punctuality became a constant source of fr...
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👤 The author 📋 News Article 🆔 a1164425-e2e4-409b-87b7-79a40933332bSimplified: Some people are punctual others flexible
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👤 The author 📋 News Article 🆔 a1164426-0be4-4e75-800e-d68f465a9dd1Simplified: Social scientists have worked to understand varying approaches to the clock
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👤 The author 📋 News Article 🆔 a1164426-2673-4493-98a6-140f769840efSimplified: Anthropologist Edward T Hall coined terms “monochronic” and “polychronic” to describe different cultural attitudes to time management in the 1950s
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👤 Studies 📋 News Article 🆔 a1164426-82f7-4c25-9142-6a82657245b2Simplified: People are most creative motivated and productive when they can work in their preferred style
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👤 The author 📋 News Article 🆔 a1164426-b6a6-4ca0-88bd-53df6a4214b3Simplified: If you are prepping a presentation when a colleague calls do you pick up and say you are busy
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👤 Dawna Ballard 📋 News Article 🆔 a1164426-d19e-47fc-9b0b-a5ff33eaac36Simplified: If you send the call directly to voice mail you are likely “monochronic”
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👤 The author 📋 News Article 🆔 a1164426-ef46-40ce-9400-ec08325a1611Simplified: People who manage time as a series of tasks tend to live by the clock and prioritize obligations over relationships
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👤 Mara Waller 📋 News Article 🆔 a1164427-32aa-4eaa-b224-226d52ade288Simplified: Focusing intently gives the opportunity to take deep dives into tasks
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Simplified: You won't be distressed when things don't fit into your time
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Simplified: You are less likely to get burned out by perseverating on a single task
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Simplified: A 2023 study revealed people who took on multiple tasks at a time were better able to balance competing obligations without becoming emotionally exhau...
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Simplified: Flexible people can be easily distracted and may engage in unproductive dithering and have trouble finishing what they start
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Simplified: Shifting when it serves you will make you more effective
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Simplified: If your goal is to complete a task be monochronic for a window of time and shut out all distractions
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Simplified: For those who organize their lives on a strict timetable Dr Ballard suggests building in buffer periods of up to an hour between engagements
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Simplified: People who deviate from their schedules could try writing down appointments half an hour earlier than they are
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Simplified: If you don't feel your time has been wasted you may be less annoyed
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Simplified: The key is to remove judgment