Be Your Future Self Now: The Science of Intentional Transformation

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While Hardy’s family struggled to talk about the accident for several years, his mom chose to frame the incident as a pivotal moment that clarified her purpose in life: raising her three boys.

The more you are connected with your future self, the better quality decisions you will make in the present. Renowned psychologist Dr Benjamin Hardy will show you how to allow your imagined Future Self to be the driver of your current reality so that you can change in unbelievable ways.One thing that didn’t resonate with me at all was in the beginning where he talked about how sad his future self would be that the current time is gone, and how his future self would give anything for just one more moment now. The story you create about past events dictates what your past means to your present and your future self. I see it as urging us to create a fantasy in place of the now, a fantasy of the future that – if we believe hard enough – we can will into existence. If more people would read this they would quit crying on a therapists couch about their past and start moving toward their brighter future.

I wonder what Frankl would think of Hardy's use of his work to support Hardy's material views of success. With a blend of psychological insights and practical advice, Hardy encourages readers to complete their work, even if imperfect, and to continuously strive towards becoming the best version of themselves. After discussing his financial goals, Hardy was advised to set up an automatic weekly payment to his investment account. And to top it off, as some have already said, the book is infused by the author's Mormonism, especially as the book progresses.Since then, his work has been featured in publications such as the New York Times and Harvard Business Review. It's not only useful to see your Future Self as a different person from who you are today, but it is also essential. He then follows by asking whether an individual imagines they’ll change much within the next decade. Until the 1990s, it was widely accepted in psychology that a person’s actions and behaviors were determined by their past.

But, by the end some of the key actions were things like praying or saying you are the thing you want your future self to be. Many, many great things come without having created an ideal end in sight, and you don't always need to have a highly detailed plan to start toward something great. It takes the latest in the science of Future Self, positive psychology and neuroscience and meshes it all into an easy to follow guide on transforming our lives. I’m fine making mistakes because the mistakes I make now are much more important than the mistakes I made a few years ago. He talks a lot about mindfulness throughout this, and I can see some of what he means, but I understand the term very differently.

Commitment is Key: Hardy quotes Clayton Christensen, emphasising that it's easier to commit 100% than 98%. It’s not only useful to see your Future-Self as a different person from who you are today, but it is also completely accurate. If I seem salty it's because I feel a bit ripped off having paid for this book only to hit a paywall. It encourages you to be bold and specific in your vision of your Future Self, as this can influence your life here and now.

In the book, author Benjamin Hardy argues that everything we do is driven by our view of the future, whether it’s one we’re trying to avoid or one we’re trying to create. To get yourself on the fast track to your future self, first acknowledge that who you’ll be in ten years is different from who you are today. Is your current environment, especially your relationships, inspiring and challenging you to create a better future? She became softer, more compassionate, and went out of her way to express gratitude for the little things.They make every decision from the time they get engaged to the time they get married in service of the person who will walk down the aisle.