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Your Future Self

by Hal Hershfield · 1984

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Key Insights · 14 min

Your Future Self

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10 Takeaways: 1) Our Future Selves Are Like Strangers

Key Insight 1: Our Future Selves Are Like Strangers

This insight from Your Future Self by Hal Hershfield represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 2: Time Warps Our Perspective

This insight from Your Future Self by Hal Hershfield represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 3: The Present is a Powerful Anchor

This insight from Your Future Self by Hal Hershfield represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 4: Relationships Bridge the Temporal Gap

This insight from Your Future Self by Hal Hershfield represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 5: Procrastination: A Failure of Future Planning

This insight from Your Future Self by Hal Hershfield represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 6: Commitment Devices Keep Us on Course

This insight from Your Future Self by Hal Hershfield represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 7: Make Present Sacrifices Easier

This insight from Your Future Self by Hal Hershfield represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 8: The Moral Self Transcends Time

This insight from Your Future Self by Hal Hershfield represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 9: The End-of-History Illusion Blinds Us

This insight from Your Future Self by Hal Hershfield represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 10: Embrace Mixed Emotions for Resilience

This insight from Your Future Self by Hal Hershfield represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 11: What is Your Future Self: How to Make Tomorrow Better Today by Hal Hershfield about?

This insight from Your Future Self by Hal Hershfield represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 12: Why should I read Your Future Self by Hal Hershfield?

This insight from Your Future Self by Hal Hershfield represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

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