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You don't actually know what your future self wants | Shankar Vedantam
14 minutes Posted Feb 3, 2024 at 8:29 pm.
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"You are constantly becoming a new person," says journalist Shankar Vedantam. In a talk full of beautiful storytelling, he explains the profound impact of something he calls the "illusion of continuity" -- the belief that our future selves will share the same views, perspectives and hopes as our current selves -- and shows how we can more proactively craft the people we are to become.