Betting on your future self

Perhaps "futureyou" would tell you to stop being so lazy, quit watching so much television, stop playing video games, be more outgoing, study harder, stop eating crappy fast food, stop spending so much money, or start hanging out with people who want to make a difference. For students, the...

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Published inJournal of environmental health Vol. 77; no. 2; pp. 44 - 45
Main Author Frey, Thomas
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States National Environmental Health Association 01.09.2014
Subjects
Conscience, Examination of
Environmental Health - organization & administration
Environmental Health - standards
Environmental Health - trends
Fast food
Measurement
Methods
Rate of return
Return on investment
Self examination (Psychology)
Self realization
Self-actualization (Psychology)
Trends
United States
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Summary:Perhaps "futureyou" would tell you to stop being so lazy, quit watching so much television, stop playing video games, be more outgoing, study harder, stop eating crappy fast food, stop spending so much money, or start hanging out with people who want to make a difference. For students, the ROI, calculated in traditional ways, has dwindled into the negative territory as a far higher percentage of graduates are forced to accept jobs that don't require a college degree. Should we ask our future self for advice on tough decisions? Since we don't exactly have the ability to Skype call ourselves 5-10 years in the future, how can it possibly matter what "future-me" thinks about "present-me?" The answer is, it will matter a great deal when you get there.
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ISSN:0022-0892