Technology & Future ·Wednesday, July 15, 2026

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Do you make long term plans or do you live more in the present?

47%consensus15responses

Present focused — I find more meaning and joy in what is happening now than in what might happen later

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Present focused — I find more meaning and joy in what is happening now than in what might happen later47%
🇧🇬🇨🇳🇧🇪25–34Woman
Both — I plan enough to feel secure but stay present enough to actually enjoy my life40%
🇭🇷35–44Man
I started as a planner and life converted me into someone who lives day to day — not by choice but by experience13%
Long term planner — I think in years and decades and feel uncomfortable without a clear sense of direction0%

Close call — “Present focused — I find more meaning and joy in what is happening now than in what might happen later” and “Both — I plan enough to feel secure but stay present enough to actually enjoy my life” are nearly tied.

Country

% chose top answer

🇧🇬Bulgaria67%🇨🇳China100%🇧🇪Belgium100%🇭🇷Croatia63%🇫🇷France100%

Croatia is most divided — 63% “Both — I plan enough to feel secure but stay present enough to actually enjoy my life” vs 25% “Present focused — I find more meaning and joy in what is happening now than in what might happen later”.

1 of 15 respondents didn't share their info

Age

100%
100%
43%
43%
14%
100%

35–44 is most divided — 43% “Both — I plan enough to feel secure but stay present enough to actually enjoy my life” vs 43% “Present focused — I find more meaning and joy in what is happening now than in what might happen later”.

3 of 15 respondents didn't share their info

Gender

75%
25%
43%
43%
14%
100%

Man is most divided — 43% “Present focused — I find more meaning and joy in what is happening now than in what might happen later” vs 43% “Both — I plan enough to feel secure but stay present enough to actually enjoy my life”.

3 of 15 respondents didn't share their info

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