Growth Mindset Psychology: The Science of Self-Improvement

Why You’ll Care About Completely Different Things in 5 Years


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Ever look back at something you obsessed over… and now you can’t even remember why?

This episode’s about that gap. The gap between what you care about today and what future-you will actually give a damn about.

We’ll talk about puppies that can’t tell a cushion from a laptop, people who think their city is the center of the world, and why your 16-year-old self thought video games were the meaning of life. Turns out, value isn’t fixed. It drifts. Sometimes overnight. Sometimes over decades. The trick is spotting which things are worth fighting for and which will fade like old Instagram filters.

Three takeaways:

  • Audit your current priorities—80% probably don’t matter long-term.

  • Build habits around values, not just goals.

  • Get perspective by stepping outside your normal environment.

    If you want to make better choices for the future you haven’t met yet—start here


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          00:01 The Puppy's Perspective on Value

          01:06 The Illusion of Shared Values

          02:38 The Local vs. the Global

          04:46 The Fickleness of Our Obsessions

          06:44 The Value of Meditation and Perspective

          09:45 Finding Humor in Our Obsessions

          11:29 Escaping the Tyranny of "Reality"

          13:08 The Illusion of Our Future Selves

          14:51 The Changing Value of Money

          16:44 The Temporary and Subjective Nature of Value

          18:54 Identifying Your Enduring Values

          20:46 Make Better Choices

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