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

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

CHAPTER

How to Make the Future Easier

Happiness Lab co-founder Jason Blumenthal says we have to harness two strategies. One is being a little bit more mindful and noticing what we like and don't like. The other is taking on something that feels tough or maybe too emotional for our future selves. We are built in a certain way that makes it very hard for us to take our future selves seriously, he says.

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