The speaker discusses the power we have to shape who we become and challenges the belief that our future selves will have the same views and hopes as our current selves. Personal anecdotes are shared to illustrate this point, and the impact of the COVID pandemic on people's perspectives is mentioned.
"You are constantly becoming a new person," says journalist Shankar Vendantam. This week we’re revisiting a talk full of beautiful storytelling, where Vendantam explains the profound impact of something he calls the "illusion of continuity" — the belief that our future selves will share the same views, perspectives and hopes as our current selves — and shows how we can more proactively craft the people we are to become. Stay tuned after the talk as Modupe shares a clear-eyed and empowering perspective on your future self’s feelings.