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Why We're Mean to Our Future Selves (LIVE from Boston)

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

CHAPTER

The Importance of Understanding Our Future Selves

We sometimes short-change people because we can recognize those situations when it comes to ourselves. This tendency of the brain to misunderstand and mispredict others also applies to ourselves in some situations. When we get back from a break, we'll learn how our brains turn our future selves into strangers. Jason will explain why that causes big problems for our happiness. But we'll also hear some strategies we can use to understand our future selves a little bit better.

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