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The Future Self You Never Knew
07:37 - 14:07 (06:30)
In this episode, Shankar Vedantam explores the concept of future selves, and how our present selves often make decisions that our future selves may not agree with. He suggests that we should be proactive in crafting the person we want to become in the future.
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Shankar discusses the philosophical concept of identity using the example of the Ship of Theseus, which questions whether an object remains the same after having all of its components replaced.
07:37 - 09:42 (02:04)
Summary
Shankar discusses the philosophical concept of identity using the example of the Ship of Theseus, which questions whether an object remains the same after having all of its components replaced. He applies this to personal identity, asking whether we remain the same person over time despite physical changes.
ChapterThe Future Self You Never Knew
EpisodeYou don't actually know what your future self wants | Shankar Vedantam
PodcastTED Talks Daily
We should actively craft our future selves as we will be different in 30 years from now.
09:42 - 11:48 (02:05)
Summary
We should actively craft our future selves as we will be different in 30 years from now. This podcast gives three pieces of advice on how to solve this wicked problem of making our future selves happy.
ChapterThe Future Self You Never Knew
EpisodeYou don't actually know what your future self wants | Shankar Vedantam
PodcastTED Talks Daily
The decisions and actions we make today can have a significant impact on our future selves.
11:48 - 14:07 (02:19)
Summary
The decisions and actions we make today can have a significant impact on our future selves. It's important to consider our future selves when making choices and to recognize that our future selves will both have strengths and weaknesses that we do not possess today.