A Psychological Tool For Success?

"It’s much easier to make decisions that offer immediate satisfaction, rather than decisions that offer satisfaction decades from now.

"Why is that?

"After years of studying what separates high performers from everyone else, I’ve found that one reason is that many people feel emotionally disconnected from the person they will become in 20 to 40 years. They think of their future self as another person — a stranger or, at best, a distant relative.

"This might explain why a lot of people don’t save enough for retirement, make poor ethical decisions, or indulge in unhealthy behaviors, even though they are aware of the long-term consequences.

"So how do you create a bond with your future self so that you’re more likely to do things that will boost your chances of achieving happiness, health, and financial success later on in life?"

Click on the link below for the answer:

The power of "seeing" your future self

What Is The Most Important Factor In Raising Happy And Successful Children?

One does not have to look very far to see the lengths that parents will go to in an effort to help their children (link). Click on the link below for recent research on the subject:

Teaching Kids Kindness Prepares Them for Success

This is consistent with what we know about the connection between evolution and empathy (link).