Be Your Future Self Now: The Science of Intentional Transformation

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Book Notes: “Be public about your Future Self, and you’ll immediately stop being consistent with your past.” THREAT #4: Being Disconnected from Your Future Self Leads to Myopic Decision “The more conscious you become of how everything you do right now impacts the person you are in the future, the better and more thoughtful your actions will be." Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times." -G. Michael Hopf No one will know me better than myself 20 years from now. If my goal is unobstructed self-expression or self-actualization within an art, then the person who's teaching me should be the person who knows me most deeply. And that's me 20 years from now." -Josh Waitzkin Threat #5 was a warning about not having a larger vision for your life, and this Truth reflects the idea that without that vision, without measurable metrics for success, and without clear mile markers along the way, your progress will be slower than it could be.

Much better to say, "I used to smoke, but I quit." Now your identity is a "former smoker" who doesn't smoke anymore. Big difference. The End of History Illusion is the name given to the tendency of human beings to believe that all the changes that are going to happen have already happened. I'm often guilty of this as well when I read history books and forget that someone else will write a history book about the time period I'm living in now.

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NOTES FROM STEP #7: “If you’re planning to do something with your life, if you have a 10-year plan of how to get there, you should ask: why can't you do this in 6 months?" -Peter Thiel NOTES FROM TRUTH #6: “Chase the future. Live in the world of tomorrow...It's the most exciting way to live. Every day will be like a child's birthday, with surprising new breakthroughs. It keeps your brain healthy, young, and active. Since everything will always be new, you won't rely on assumptions or habits. You'll pay full attention and keep learning every day." -Derek Sivers Dr. Benjamin Hardy is the world's leading expert on the science of prospection and the Future Self concept. NOTES FROM STEP #2: “Commitment requires vigilance. There’s never a time when lesser goals won’t present themselves to you.”

Part of "knowing" (Key Idea above) is being unafraid of asking others what you need from them and how they can help you. Think in such a way that you know deep within you that your request will be granted by somebody, and you'll gain the persistence to keep asking until you eventually ask the right person and you get what you want. Effective progress comes with a combination of measurable metrics, a vivid vision of your Future Self, and clear mile markers. Without these elements, people wander."The artist Michelangelo once said about one of his creations, "I saw the angel trapped inside the marble and carved until I set him free." You have to "see the angel in the marble," so to speak, and pull yourself toward that vivid, detailed representation of your ideal future.

Without question, taking ownership of your time demands commitment and courage. Busy can be a comfort zone despite knowing you're being ineffective. Living busy and trapped in lesser goals allows you to avoid the truth of your Future Self." The point of this story is that my Future Self is a much better boxer than my Current Self. Crucially, however, if my Current Self only fights people who are at my level, then I'll never improve. Summary: “Assume the consciousness of being the one you want to be, and you will be saved from your present state." -Neville Goddard This isn’t a book about BECOMING it’s about BEING: noted psychologist Dr. Benjamin Hardy shows how to imagine the person you want to be, then BE that person now. When you do this, your imagined FUTURE directs your behavior, rather than your past. Who is your Future-Self?That question may seem trite. But it’s literally the answer to all of your life’s questions. It’s the answer to what you’re going to do today. It’s the answer to how motivated you are, and how you feel about yourself. 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.Your imagined Future-Self is the driver of your current reality. It is up to you to develop the ability to imagine better and more expansive visions of your Future-Self.Your current view of your Future-Self is very limited. If you seek learning, growth, and new experiences, you’ll be able to imagine a different and better Future-Self than you currently can.It’s not only useful to see your Future-Self as a different person from who you are today, but it is also completely accurate. Your Future-Self will not be the same person you are today. They will see the world differently. They’ll have had experiences, challenges, and growth you currently don’t have. They’ll have different goals and priorities. They’ll have different habits. They’ll also be in a different world–a world with different cultural values, different technologies, and different challenges. Be Your Future Self Now: The Science of Intentional Transformation by Benjamin P. Hardy – eBook Details When you're connected to your Future Self by bonds of love, every sacrifice you make for them isn't really a sacrifice - it's an investment in their future happiness and flourishing. When you develop empathy for your Future Self and genuinely want the best for them, you're free to make better, healthier, wiser decisions in the here and now.You’ll stop associating pain with the work and changes required for your goals. Instead, you’ll associate pain with not making progress toward your dreams. You’ll associate pain with the short-term dopamine hits that were once your escape. You’ll be far more courageous

To finish, you release your imperfect work. You send your art into the world. You market. And you ship more Different questions spark innovative thinking and new angles. Psychologist and spiritual teacher Dr. Wayne Dyer said, “When you change the way you see things, the things you see change.” When you change what you’re looking for, you change what you see. NOTES FROM TRUTH #7: “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you." -Marianne Williamson Commitment is a statement of what “is.” You can know what you’re committed to by your results, not by what you say your commitments are. We are all committed. We are all producing results. The result is proof of a commitment. Research now shows that a person’s past does not drive or dictate their actions and behaviours. Rather, we are pulled forward by our future.

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As the Proverb states, “Where there is no vision, the people perish.”This perishing is an internal disintegration where personality and physical health abruptly reduce to nothing. Most schedules are dominated by urgent battles and lesser goals such as meetings and Zoom calls. Rarely does someone’s schedule reflect and prioritise their Future Self over their current self. Rather than attempting to define your life’s purpose, follow Frankl’s wisdom. Define for yourself a contextual purpose that you believe to be the absolute most important thing you could do right now.