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…one of the hallmarks of depression is that when depressed people think about future events, they cannot imagine liking them very much.
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…the comparisons we make have a profound impact on our feelings, and when we fail to recognize that the comparisons we are making today are not the comparisons we will make tomorrow, we predictably underestimate how differently we will feel in the future.
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Because time is such as slippery concept, we tend to imagine the future as the present with a twist, thus our imagined tomorrows inevitably look like slightly twisted versions of today.
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Sometimes the biggest risk is the future that you will end up with if you are unwilling to change.
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Our aversion to obstacles, setbacks, disagreements, and other forms of resistance is a bit ironic, because this friction is what builds our tolerance for future friction.
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When front-running the future, the trick is to aspire for a small audience that loves your product rather than aim to please the masses.
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While you may think assigning credit is about rewards, it’s really about assigning influence for future decisions.
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Changing things – pushing the envelope and creating a future that doesn’t exist yet (at the same time you’re criticized by everyone else) – requires bravery.
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The secret of leadership is simple: Do you what you believe in. Paint a picture of the future. Go there. People will follow.
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The safer you play your plans for the future, the riskier it actually is.
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