Your Future Self

Most of us have, at some point, wished we could glimpse the life waiting for us down the road. Even though we hope for a good future, we often make choices that do little to bring it about.

Drawing on more than ten years of research, this book argues that many people experience their future selves as near-strangers. Because the future feels so remote, we tend to chase rewards right now at the expense of our health and well-being later. Those who can feel a real connection to their future selves tend to find it easier to balance enjoying the present with preparing for what lies ahead.

The book examines the faulty thinking that shapes how we picture what is to come, and it offers practical guidance for imagining a stronger future and turning that picture into reality.