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

Who do we volunteer to run a gruelling half-marathon? Who do we
expect to give up sugar, or quit drinking? Who do we demand
clears out the garage in the middle of summer?


Ourselves. Mean, right?


Turns out we make demands on our future selves that our present
selves would think are unrealistic or unreasonable. And the
reason we do it is because our minds are really bad at
anticipating the wants and needs we'll have in a week, a month,
or a year from now. And that harms our happiness. 


Talking before a live audience in Somerville, MA, Dr Laurie
Santos and Harvard professor Jason Mitchell explore how we can be
kinder to both our present and future selves.   


 


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