DarrenDaily On-Demand How to Achieve Future Results Faster
May 6, 2025
Discover how your mindset might be sabotaging your future success. A fascinating brain trick is revealed that could be robbing you of achieving your goals. Learn about the importance of connecting emotionally with your future self and how that can transform your choices today. Practical strategies are provided to help you live proactively and unlock incredible results. Tune in for an enlightening mentoring session that could change the course of your journey!
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UCLA's Future Self Experiment
- Scientists at UCLA showed people digitally aged photos of their future selves and tracked their behavior.
- Seeing their future selves caused people's behavior to change dramatically and instantly.
Brain Sees Future Self as Stranger
- Your brain perceives your future self as a stranger, which is why willpower and motivation often fail.
- This explains why you prioritize present pleasure over your future wellbeing and break promises to yourself.
Make Friends With Future Self
- People who achieved goals made friends with their future self, shifting decisions from sacrifice to investment.
- Viewing your future self as a best friend transforms priorities and actions for success.