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Humans aren’t the only species that can make predictions about the future. A dog might get excited when it sees its owner holding a leash, anticipating a walk in the near future, and there’s evidence that animals ranging from ravens to orangutans can select and save tools for later use. But the human ability to think about the future extends beyond...
Being able to imagine our future is such an important part of human life that it’s difficult to envision how we would function without it. One of the most fundamental uses of prospection is in evaluating which actions to take or to avoid. Studies in rats and humans have examined the parts of the brain used in navigation, highlighting the close conn...
Goal-setting is an inherently future-oriented action, and once goals have been set, prospection can strongly affect the ways people work towards those goals. Interestingly, and perhaps counterintuitively, research has found that the more people fantasize about successfully reaching their goals, the less effort they actually put into realizing them....
The positive uses of prospection do not seem to be limited to goals like personal health or success; there may be social benefits as well. One study found that adopting a more future-oriented view about a relationship conflict — by reflecting on what participants thought they would think of the conflict a year later — led participants to express mo...
The way we think about the future passes through different phases in childhood and can continue to change throughout adulthood. Children start to be able to mentally simulate detailed future events during their preschool years and build on this skill through middle childhood, adolescence, and into young adulthood. One study found that four- and fiv...
Sometimes faulty prospection isn’t just inaccurate; it can also be deeply unhelpful. A growing body of work suggests that prospection can play a role in a host of conditions including depression, anxiety, ADHD, and addiction. Research suggests that depression in particular can be worsened by dysfunctional prospection: people with depression simulat...
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Feb 25, 2014 · The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind by Michio Kaku "The Future of the Mind" is a fascinating book on the future of the mind. Best-selling author, popular science personality on TV, and theoretical physicist Dr. Michio Kaku provides the public with a popular-science treat.
