From: Big Think
Think of the Future in Days, Not Years, to Meet Your Goals
May 1, 2015
Big Think:
When given the choice, we often choose our present needs over the needs of our future selves. In fact, a recent study indicates that we see our future selves as a stranger — we don’t care what happens to them down the line. Even though we probably should.
Lead researcher Daphna Oyserman of the University of Southern California thinks there’s a solution — a way to hack our brains to create a connection to the future and push our present selves to action. All you have to do is frame time in days instead of years.
Read the whole story: Big Think
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