<p>I'm reading Identity: Youth and Crisis and I was particularly struck by this passage:</p>

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<p>However, I'm completely lost by the idea that we are in constant process of making the present into the past - I don't believe I've seen this idea before, and I had an ever harder time trying to find it explained anywhere.</p>

<p><strong>What does Erikson mean by "constant process of making the present 'former' " ? What is he referring to here?</strong></p>

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2017-04-11T14:27:25.700Z
Is there a question here?
Arnon Weinberg
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sorry, I can edit it to make my question more apparent.
Matt
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Erik Erikson: "We live in a continuous process of making the present 'former' "
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# Erik Erikson: "We live in a continuous process of making the present 'former' "

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-04-11)

I'm reading Identity: Youth and Crisis and I was particularly struck by this passage:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/nGlQ4.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/nGlQ4.png)

However, I'm completely lost by the idea that we are in constant process of making the present into the past - I don't believe I've seen this idea before, and I had an ever harder time trying to find it explained anywhere.

**What does Erikson mean by "constant process of making the present 'former' " ? What is he referring to here?**

**Tags:** developmental-psychology

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Is there a question here?  
> **username_0**: sorry, I can edit it to make my question more apparent.  

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