The Psychology of Your Future Self and How Your Present Illusions Hinder Your Future Happiness
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The Psychology of Your Future Self and How Your Present Illusions Hinder Your Future Happiness
We are told to live our lives by focusing on the future and by believing in ourselves at all costs. The result, too often, is waste and frustration. By projecting ourselves always into the hereafter we miss out on the present, on knowing ourselves and the richness of the current moment. By trying to control what we can’t, we all but guarantee
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