Why Keeping Up with the Joneses Is Problematic
People tend to see themselves as worse off than others, mostly because they focus on their own indebtedness.
Why Keeping Up with the Joneses Is ProblematicHow visualizing the future helps people tackle difficult tasks
Thinking about their future selves puts people in a more rational state of mind.
People see their past selves as more emotional and less rational than they are in the present—yet they predict that their future selves will be more rational and less emotional.
Ed O’Brien, “Mapping out Past and Future Minds: The Perceived Trajectory of Rationality versus Emotionality over Time,” Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, June 2015.
People tend to see themselves as worse off than others, mostly because they focus on their own indebtedness.
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