Be Your Future Self Now: The Science of Intentional Transformation

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It’s the answer to whether you’ll distract yourself on social media for hours, whether you’ll eat junk food, and what time you get up in the morning. Some good practical exercises and frameworks to utilize included too which brings the ideas into reality.

The kicker for me was the first couple of days of reading about my Future Self — it started me reacting to things in my life differently. It walks readers through the seven threats to your future self, the seven truths about your future self, and the seven steps you can take to be your future self today. Definitely a book to flick through every year to keep yourself on track with who you said you wanted to be. With this view, the pot has little hope of ever truly understanding, let alone becoming, the potter. The more conscious and clear you are about choosing your purpose and goals, the how begins to take care of itself.

And as Hardy’s example shows, systemizing and scheduling are tools that unlock fast, almost effortless growth. Procrastination is easy to rationalize; you tell yourself you aren’t giving up on your goals, you are just pushing them off ‘til tomorrow. Belief you have control over what you do, that your actions matter, and you can impact the results in your life. The reader is challenged to discern the manner in which our future self would behave now and then act accordingly. Your identity becomes flexible as you continually update how you think, what you know and what you value.

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena,” he went on, “who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again. Instead of scrolling through your social media news feed, this is a much better way to spend your spare time in my opinion. Refining your system will reduce decision fatigue, improve your time management, and free you up for deep work on the most important items.While Hardy’s family struggled to talk about the accident for several years, his mom chose to frame the incident as a pivotal moment that clarified her purpose in life: raising her three boys. The book delves into the importance of committing to one's goals, eliminating distractions, and aligning one's actions with their future self. Not saying it isn’t important to be in touch with who we were, but getting in touch with your future self is nuclear powered!

My attitude towards my children is more positive, and I have a vision of who I want to be, and I'm doing a better job of being that future person now, instead of waiting for it to happen by magic one day in the future.I also appreciated that a lot of this book had Austin Kleon vibes and “steals” from the greats to solidify points. Hardy's insights have prompted me to set intentional (and realistic) goals for 2024 and work towards creating a life that I will genuinely look back on and feel good about.