Be Better Friends With Your Future Self

In this episode of the Creative Juice Box podcast, we discuss how to think of your future self as a friend (not a stranger) who will be grateful for the creative decisions you make now, even if you don't know how they'll turn out in the moment.

 

We'll talk about:

✨ My tendency to think of my future self as an authority figure

✨ The importance of letting go of control over the future, both in life and in our creative projects

✨ How to combat "future anhedonia" and "future time slack" when making decisions for your future self

✨ The psychology behind why we think of our future selves as strangers

✨ How healing your relationship with your future self will also help your relationship with your past self (and present self)

 

Stuff I mention:

✨ Research studies about why we're mean to our future selves (mentioned in this episode of The Happiness Lab podcast): https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/the-happiness-lab-with-dr-laurie-santos/why-were-mean-to-our-future-selves-live-from-boston

 

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