Dr. Hal Hershfield is a Professor of Marketing, Behavioral Decision Making and Psychology at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. He focuses his research at the intersection of psychology and economics; and his work has been published in the NY Times, Harvard Business Review, and Wall Street Journal, among others.

Dr. Hershfield is the author of a new book titled Your Future Self - How to Make Tomorrow Better Today, which he and Greg discuss in detail in this conversation.

In the book, Dr. Hershfield explores deep questions on identity, like:

Are we the same person throughout our entire lives?
How can we connect more with our Future Self?
And how might such an improved connection lead to improved behavior today when it comes to things like our fitness, nutrition and finances?

Episode segments:

(04:10) - Hal's fascination with connecting with our future selves

(08:17) - Are we the same person for our entire lives?

(12:15) - How Brazil's most notorious serial killer became a different person

(17:27) - How one of your 5 key personal traits will change in the next 10 years

(18:41) - Why the closeness you feel with your future self matters... A LOT!

(25:05) - The "end of history" illusion or why you're not "fully baked" even though it feels that way

(29:49) - Writing a letter to (and from) your future self

(33:52) - Hollywood make-up artists and Hal's crazy experience "becoming" his future self

(40:42) - How to use commitment devices to encourage behavioral change

(47:52) - Better parenting by being more present (with the help of a "K-Safe")

(54:22) - The irony of being too focused on the future and missing the present

Link to (very) raw transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/51r2mYKG8om Be sure to follow Hal on Twitter @HalHershfield and Instagram @Hal.Hershfield

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