Are we right or wrong to think of our future self as another person? In some ways, we change quite a bit over a 10 year period. Present you is doing them on behalf of future you. Your attitude about that anticipated version of yourself really matters.
Can vividly imagining your future self help you make better decisions? Hal Hershfield thinks so, and he’s got the research to prove it. Hal — who teaches at UCLA and has been called a “pioneering psychologist” by none other than our curator Adam Grant — is out with a new book called “Your Future Self: How to Make Tomorrow Better Today,” and he is here all week to help Michael, you, and future you achieve success.