Dan Gilbert: The psychology of your future self
May 14, 2013
in 1 - 7 MINUTES, COGNITIVE BIASES / FALLACIES, CRITICAL THINKING / FREE WILL?, HUMAN NATURE / MIND, PHILOSOPHY / SKEPTICISM, RATIONALITY
“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.
[Source: Ted YouTube link]Comments
Behavioral economicsCognitive biases / Fallacies / Free will?Critical thinking / ReasonDan GilbertDelayed gratificationEmotionsHappiness / Meaningful lifeLoss aversionSelf deceptionSocial psychology
Related Videos
Can Brain Alone Explain Consciousness?
April 13, 2020
Annaka Harris: Interview – Challenge Everything
March 28, 2020
Steven Pinker: The Philosophy of Free Will
March 28, 2020
Quirkology – 10 Amazing Illusions
March 25, 2020
TAGS
Tags
Addiction / Habit / Obsession / Substance use disorders
Altruism / Compassion / Empathy / Mindfulness
Ambition / Focus / Inspiration / Motivation / Optimism
Anger / Narcissism / Psychopathy / Violence
Animal behavior / Experiments
Anxiety / Depression / Stress / Trauma
Atheism / Freethinkers / Skepticism
Behavioral economics
Brain Anatomy / Function
Brain disorder / Mental health
Brain scan / Neuroimaging
Child development
Cognitive biases / Fallacies / Free will?
Conformity / Indoctrination
Consciousness / Subconscious / Unconscious
Creativity / Imagination / Art / Music
Critical thinking / Reason
Culture / Customs / Rituals
Diet / Nutrition
Different / Fun / Taboo / Weird
DNA / Genes / Epigenetics
Dogma / Faith / Ideology / Pseudoscience
Dopamine / Serotonin
Drugs / Psychedelics / Stimulants
Education
Ego / Hierarchy / Status
Emotions
Equality / Human rights / Animal rights
Ethics / Morality
Evolution / Natural selection
Fear - Fight / Flight / Freeze
Frontal lobe
Future brain / Future world
Happiness / Meaningful life
Health and wellbeing
Hormones / Neurotransmitters
Intelligence / Learning / Skill
Love / Intimacy / Relationships
Marketing / Media / Propaganda
Meditation / Stress management
Memes
Memory
Neurogenesis / Neuroplasticity
Neurons / Glial cells / Synapses
Neuroscience / Neurobiology
Perception / Umwelt
Personality disorder
Philosophy / Philosophers
Qualia
Reward system
Science
Self deception
Sex / LGBTQ
Social psychology
Teenage brain