Values clarification — identifying what matters most to you at the deepest level — is a cornerstone of ACT therapy for time blindness and provides direction when time blindness removes other navigational tools.
Why Values Matter for Time Blindness
Time Blindness often disconnects us from our values through avoidance, withdrawal, and reduced capacity. Reconnecting with values provides:
- Direction when time blindness has eliminated other motivation
- Meaning that persists even through difficult time blindness periods
- A basis for action independent of how time blindness makes you feel
Clarifying Your Values with Time Blindness
Ask yourself: 'If my time blindness were less present, what would I be doing more of? What kind of person would I be?'
Values are not goals (achievable and done) but ongoing directions: being a present parent, creating beauty, contributing to others.
Values-Based Action in Time Blindness
ACT therapy teaches: act according to values even when time blindness is present. Small values-aligned actions, despite time blindness, are more sustainable than waiting for time blindness to lift first.