The Future of Attention

The Future of Attention

The Power of Forethought

How Imagining our future selves can help us focus

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Gloria Mark
Nov 02, 2023
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Imagine the following scenario. You have a report due Friday, end of day. You knew about this two weeks ago, it’s already Thursday and you’ve not even begun it. You really, really, dread writing this report. You need to gather information which is onerous, you’ll need to review …

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