Shifting from Short-Term to Long-Term Thinking

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This chapter explores the flaws in our instinctual behavior, influenced by our hunter-gatherer past, that drive us to prioritize short-term gains over long-term consequences. The concept of 'horticultural time' versus 'machine time' is introduced to explain the difference between short-term and long-term thinking, with an emphasis on the need for a perspective shift and long-term thinking in our current inter-title period.

Many of the problems we face today, from climate change to work anxiety, are the result of short-term thinking. But there is a solution. Futurist Ari Wallach offers a radical new way forward called “longpath,” a mantra and mindset to help us focus on the long view.