Taking stock of our past often leads us to conclude that the future will be a repetition: same struggles, same mistakes, same old patterns. But that line of reasoning has a crucial flaw. In this episode we explore the most beneficial perspective to take when it comes to your future, and what you can be absolutely certain of.
May 2019
Your Future Needs You, Not Your Past
<p>I don't know about you, but I have spent a lot of time thinking about my past. Ruminating over situations where I could have done things differently, obsessing over why I didn't do things sooner, wishing I could have said something different.</p> <p>And do you know where that' ... Show More
18m 23s
Dec 2022
The Future Hasn't Happened Yet!
The great Yogi Berra once said, "The Future Ain't What It Used To Be." At first glance, it is funny because, of course, the future hasn't happened yet. But, at second glance, many of us do feel this way because we worry that our lives can't improve based on our past or present. L ... Show More
10m 1s
Mar 2023
77. Why do we worry about the future?
This week on the podcast we discuss the experience of worrying and overthinking the future. From anticipatory anxiety, the the illusion of control, paradox of choice and self preservation, anxiety about the future has a lot of psychological origins that we will unpack in todays e ... Show More
35 m