The psychology of your future self

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DECEMBER 24, 2014 CLASSIC TED TALK Dan Gilbert: The psychology of your future self 06:49 minutes · TED2014 "Human beings are works in progress that mistakenly think they're finished." Dan Gilbert shares recent research on a phenomenon he calls the "end of history illusion," where we somehow imagine that the person we are right now is the person we'll be for the rest of time. Hint: that's not the case. Watch now »     PLAYLIST OF THE DAY On generosity It’s the giving season. And thus, we give you these great talks on the hows, whys and whats of generosity. Watch » 7 talks · Total run time 1:33:28