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You don't actually know what your future self wants | Shankar Vedantam

Feb 3, 2024
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  • Our future selves will not necessarily have the same views and desires as our current selves, highlighting the profound impact of the illusion of continuity on decision-making and relationships.
  • To navigate the challenge of understanding our future selves, we should actively shape and curate our future identities, embrace humility in expressing our views, and be brave in acknowledging our evolving capacities and strengths.

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The Illusion of Continuity

The podcast explores the concept of the illusion of continuity, which refers to the tendency to believe that our future selves will be the same as our current selves. The speaker argues that while we can easily recognize how we have changed when looking back, we fail to acknowledge that we will continue to change in the future. This illusion has profound consequences for our decision-making, relationships, and societal issues like incarceration and legislation.

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