(#2) Elise’s Top Ten: You don't actually know what your future self wants | Shankar Vedantam

TED Talks Daily
Sep 20, 2025 16 min
(#2) Elise’s Top Ten: You don't actually know what your future self wants | Shankar Vedantam
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<p>"You are constantly becoming a new person," says journalist Shankar Vedantam. In a talk full of beautiful storytelling, he explains the profound impact of something he calls the "illusion of continuity" -- the belief that our future selves will share the same views, perspectives and hopes as our current selves -- and shows how we can more proactively craft the people we are to become.</p><br><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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