We created Time Machine (at timemachine.love) to help people integrate themselves across time, through the medium of unconditional love. Based on Zimbardo's time perspective work and the understanding of narrative and meaning from Jane McGonigal, John Adler, Dan McAdams, and Ernest Becker, this audio journaling app has supported brave men in Cook County Jail (above).
We know that having a positive relationship with internal models of your past and future selves can create all kinds of positive outcomes, from personal to organizational to global, and we have found success with pilot groups who are interested in substance abuse recovery, veteran trauma healing, and intergenerational healing in Tribal nations.
For the general population, Time Machine facilitates well-being and feelings of interconnectedness.
The short-term goal is to enable people to strengthen their sense of who they are while loving and forgiving themselves over time.
The longer-term vision is that individuals who have built the “muscle” to be conduits for unconditional love, and who feel integrated enough to share this skill, will have a “bottom up” positive impact on our institutions and communities.
Funding for Time Machine was provided in part by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to help develop the app’s secure backend, root it in current scientific thought, and make the app accessible to more people.
Results
Time Machine’s impact was demonstrated in a peer reviewed paper where 96 participants improved scores in self-reported time perspective, feelings of unconditional love and overall well-being.
Results
Time Machine’s impact was demonstrated in a peer reviewed paper where 96 participants improved scores in self-reported time perspective, feelings of unconditional love and overall well-being.