Connecting with Our Future Selves

** This free online event is open to international audiences without charge. The link is visible for those that RSVP. **

Details about the talk
We've all had the desire to travel through time and see what our lives will be like later in life. But while we want the best possible future for ourselves, we often fail to make decisions that would truly make that version of the future a reality:

• Why do we choose steak over vegetables at dinner, waving off concerns about high cholesterol?
• Why do we splurge on luxury cars rather than save for retirement?
• Why can’t we stick to our exercise programs?
• Why are so many of us so disconnected from our future selves?

Many of us view the future as incredibly distant, making us more likely to opt for immediate gratification that disregards our health and well-being in the years to come. However, through decades of research, Hal Hershfield has shown that people who are able to connect with their future selves are better able to balance living for today and planning for tomorrow.

Join us for this special Australian lunchtime Meetup with Hal to discuss the topic of his new book, Your Future Self: How to Make Tomorrow Better Today.

We'll hear about the mental mistakes we make in thinking about the future and what practical advice Hal has for imagining our best future so we can make that vision a reality.

Times of the talk:
- 12noon Thursday 31 Aug - Sydney/Melbourne
- 7pm Wednesday 30 Aug - Los Angeles
- 10pm Wednesday 30 Aug - New York
- 3am Thursday 31 Aug - London
- 10am Thursday 31 Aug - Hong Kong

About Hal Hershfield:
Hal is a Professor of Marketing, Behavioural Decision Making, and Psychology at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. His research, which sits at the intersection of psychology and economics, examines the ways we can improve our long-term decisions. He earned his PhD in psychology from Stanford University.

Hal’s research on future selves has received widespread attention in outlets such as NPR, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe, the Washington Post, and The Atlantic. His research has been published in prestigious business, psychology, and general science academic journals, as well as in the Harvard Business Review, Scientific American, and Psychology Today.