Welcome to the Sunday Book Review, the Authors Podcast! On this episode, I am joined by colleague Earnie Broughton for Part 2 of our interview with Hal Hershfield, author of Your Future Self, on Sunday Book Review-Author’s Edition. Join us as we discuss cutting-edge ethical decision-making and behavior management solutions with Hal Hershfield and delve into using aging apps and age progression algorithms to bring a vivid picture of one’s future self, ultimately leading to positive actions. But that’s not all; we introduce deep See more +
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Key Highlights Include:
1. The Power of Age Progression Algorithms
2. Connecting with Future Self
3. Using Commitment Devices to Achieve Goals
4. Finding Balance with Commitment Devices
5. Multiple Selves and Technological Aids
6. Technology for Long-Term Decision Making
Notable Quotes:
“If we can work with someone on really deeply visualizing their future selves and seeing that person and feeling their feelings, that’s the type of thing that I think can hopefully change behavior.”
“Commitment device is one of my favorite behavioral science topics to explore. The basic idea here is that this version of me wants to eat healthy right now. What a commitment device does is it commits me to act a certain way. It puts constraints on my future behavior.
“The basic idea is I read a letter to my future self, and then I tried to write one back from that person. Fascinating exercise because it forces you to step into the shoes of your future self and see the world through their eyes.”
“When people were asked to do this send and reply exercise, it did cause them to take a step back, and it almost calms the feelings of the situation at hand. And that helped them see the big picture and ultimately feel better now.” See less –
