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How to Be Happy and the Science of Cognitive Time Travel

Plain English with Derek Thompson

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The Transformative Power of Time: Future Perspectives and Nostalgia

This chapter examines the effects of future-oriented thinking on present behaviors, highlighting the motivational benefits of writing to one's future self. It also discusses the transformative power of nostalgia in reshaping past negative experiences into reflections of appreciation and personal growth.

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