LISTEN | What's your time personality?: The Current 13:09 What’s your “time personality”?

Do you have a friend who is always late?

You know, the one who agrees to meet for lunch at noon, but 20 minutes past the scheduled time, you're still staring down at your phone as they text, "On my way!"

It's easy to take it personally, and you might wonder: Do they not respect my time? Do they even care?

But, according to researcher Dawna Ballard, their chronic tardiness might not be a character flaw at all.

"I know some of your listeners know people who seem to abuse time," Ballard told host Matt Galloway.

"For a lot of people, that's just not the reason."

What's your time personality?

Being chronically late or obsessively early isn't always a conscious choice, Ballard said. It oft

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