Complete absorption in the present makes future commitment impossible

Evidence

Because he was entirely dominated by the feeling of the present, he wanted to enter into a future relationship which was impossible precisely because his temperament was oriented to the present. — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 468

Categorization

• XREF: Casanova’s present-driven adventuring parallels the blasé urban observer who lives only in immersive present stimuli, unable to form ongoing commitments. — connects to: Life’s present continuously stretches into the future rather than aiming at fixed goals — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 807; Self-binding in advance defeats temptation that cannot be resisted at the moment — , A Year of World Stories, 14165; Trust reduces future complexity by committing to a determinate future — Niklas Luhmann, Trust and Power, 138 (+3 more)

Related

• Life’s present continuously stretches into the future rather than aiming at fixed goals (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• Trust reduces future complexity by committing to a determinate future #expands (0.85) — Niklas Luhmann, Trust and Power, 138
• Life’s present continuously stretches into the future rather than aiming at fixed goals #expands (0.80) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 807
• Trust reduces future complexity where instrumental mastery cannot #expands (0.80)
• Self-binding in advance defeats temptation that cannot be resisted at the moment #qualifies (0.60) — , A Year of World Stories, 14165