你其實不知道未來的自己想要什麼

A powerful story from Hidden Brain about how well we know our future selves — and how well we can know our future selves.

We all know that we have a past, present and future. But many of us have a tendency to "privilege" the present. We believe the past has made us who we are today — and that we are unlikely to change very much tomorrow.

The spotlight is on psychologist Dan Gilbert in this enduringly popular episode of Hidden Brain, where we explore the curious ways we "stumble on happiness" — and the common mistake that 70 year-olds, 50 year-olds and 30 year-olds all make.

Psychologist Tim Wilson explains the many reasons we fail to understand ourselves — and how we can do a better job.