“Treat future you like a different person - invest in your motivation” by Alex Dial

TL;DR Your single best lever for impact right now is probably via the influence you have on your future self. Leveraging this should be one of your top priorities, and you should think carefully about how your other plans interact with this consideration, especially your future motivation. If I was reading this post, I could imagine myself getting some fuzzies and motivations, closing the tab, and never revisiting it to do some of the things I thought were worthwhile while reading. But I expect most of the impact from this post to come from people taking action. If, after reading, you feel motivated to invest in and protect your future motivation, I encourage you to think about what actions you can take to achieve this and actually make a plan for getting started. I’ve linked a template at the end with questions I’d find helpful for channeling my short-term [...] ---Outline:(00:05) TL;DR(01:11) Intro(02:50) 1. Strategically build motivation(05:32) Caveat #1: Sometimes, changes in your values or priorities are good!(06:16) Caveat #2: Setting yourself up for disillusionment is bad(08:36) 2. Be careful when spending motivation(10:56) Caveat #3: Sometimes, it's worth it(12:05) Ok, but… motivation towards what exactly?(14:19) “What if I still lose my motivation or my values still drift?”The original text contained 1 image which was described by AI. --- First published: December 14th, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/YjfJwsKzczqciMHYA/treat-future-you-like-a-different-person-invest-in-your --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.