This chapter explores why people struggle to imagine a future that is better than the present and underestimates progress. It discusses the concept of compounding optimism and the theory behind progress being often underestimated.
Let me share a little theory I have about optimism, and why progress is so easy to underestimate.
I’ll explain it in four parts.
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