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Period of time occurring now
The present also called the present moment, is the period of time that is occurring right now. The present is in contrast to the past, the period of time that has already occurred; and the future, the period of time that has yet to occur. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: PresentA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Past, present and future prospective of global carbon fibre composite developments and applicationsInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Public Speaking and Influencing Men in BusinessThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Mindfulness-based interventions in context: Past, present, and future.Cited 11,229 times
- Go sideways: PastA closely related topic
- Go sideways: FutureA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Adjective Relating to now, for the time being; current.
Adjective Located in the immediate vicinity.
Adjective Having an immediate effect (of a medicine, poison etc.); fast-acting.
Adjective Not delayed; immediate; instant.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Mindfulness-based interventions in context: Past, present, and future.
The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being.
Trends, Rhythms, and Aberrations in Global Climate 65 Ma to Present
Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children-Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL): Initial Reliability and Validity Data
Li-ion battery materials: present and future
Present and future Köppen-Geiger climate classification maps at 1-km resolution
Taxonomic Note: A Place for DNA-DNA Reassociation and 16S rRNA Sequence Analysis in the Present Species Definition in Bacteriology
Hybrid porous solids: past, present, future
🆕 Influential since 2022
Past, present and future prospective of global carbon fibre composite developments and applications
RETRACTED: Sources, effects and present perspectives of heavy metals contamination: Soil, plants and human food chain
Prussian Blue Analogues for Sodium‐Ion Batteries: Past, Present, and Future
PROTACs: past, present and future
Interfacial thermal resistance: Past, present, and future
📚 Books worth reading
Public Speaking and Influencing Men in BusinessDale Carnegie · 1926
Panaderia y Reposteria para profesionales/Professional BakingWayne Gisslen, W Gisslen · 1985
The presentation of self in everyday lifeErving Goffman · 1952
Wayside School is Falling Down (Wayside School #2)Louis Sachar · 1989
How to Develop Self-confidence (Personal Development)Dale Carnegie · 1956
Fundamentals of building constructionAllen, Edward, Edward Allen · 1985
Storytelling with DataCole Nussbaumer Knaflic · 2015
Presentation ZenGarr Reynolds · 2007
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