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1、DanGilbert:Thepsychologyofyourfutureself丹•吉伯特:未来自我的心理Ateverystageofourliveswemakedecisionsthatwillprofoundlyinfluencethelivesofthepeoplewe'regoingtobecome,andthenwhenwebecomethosepeople,we'renotalwaysthrilledwiththedecisionswemade.Soyoungpeoplepaygoodmoney
2、togettattoosremovedthatteenagerspaidgoodmoneytoget.Middle-agedpeoplerushedtodivorcepeoplewhoyoungadultsrushedtomarry.Olderadultsworkhardtolosewhatmiddle-agedadultsworkedhardtogain.Onandonandon.Thequestionis,asapsychologist,thatfascinatesmeis,whydowemakedec
3、isionsthatourfutureselvessooftenregret?在我们生命的每个阶段,我们都会做出一些决定,这些决定会深刻影响未来我们自己的生活,当我们成为未来的自己时,我们并不总是对过去做过的决定感到高兴。所以年轻人花很多钱洗去当还是青少年时花了很多钱做上的纹身。中年人急着跟年轻时迫不及待想结婚的人离婚。老年人很努力的挥霍着作为中年人时不停工作所赚的钱。如此没完没了。作为一个心理学家,让我感兴趣的问题是,为什么我们会做出让自己将来常常后悔的决定?Now,Ithinkoneofthereaso
4、ns--I'lltrytoconvinceyoutoday—isthatwehaveafundamentalmisconceptionaboutthepoweroftime.Everyoneofyouknowsthattherateofchangeslowsoverthehumanlifespan,thatyourchildrenseemtochangebytheminutebutyourparentsseemtochangebytheyear.Butwhatisthenameofthismagicalpo
5、intinlifewherechangesuddenlygoesfromagalloptoacrawl?Isitteenageyears?Isitmiddleage?Isitoldage?Theanswer,itturnsout,formostpeople,isnow,wherevernowhappenstobe.WhatIwanttoconvinceyoutodayisthatallofusarewalkingaroundwithanillusion,anillusionthathistory,ourpe
6、rsonalhistory,hasjustcometoanend,thatwehavejustrecentlybecomethepeoplethatwewerealwaysmeanttobeandwillbefortherestofourlives.我认为其中一个原因——而我今天想说服你们的——,就是我们对时间的力量有个基本的错误概念。你们每个人都知道变化的速度随着人的年龄增长不断放慢,孩子们好像每分钟都有变化,而父母们的变化则要慢得多。那么生命中这个让变化突然间从飞速变得缓慢的神奇转折点应该叫什么呢?是青
7、少年时期吗?是中年时期吗?是老年阶段吗?其实对大多数人来说,答案是,现在,无论现在发生在什么。今天我想让大家明白的是,我们所有人都在围绕着一种错觉生活,这种错觉就是,我们每个人的过去,都已经结束了,我们已经成为了我们应该成为的那种人,在余下的生命中也都会如此。Letmegiveyousomedatatobackupthatclaim.Sohere'sastudyofchangeinpeople'spersonalvaluesovertime.Here'sthreevalues.Everybodyhereho
8、ldsallofthem,butyouprobablyknowthatasyougrow,asyouage,thebalanceofthesevaluesshifts.Sohowdoesitdoso?Well,weaskedthousandsofpeople.Weaskedhalfofthemtopredictforushowmuchtheirvalueswouldchangeinthenext10years,a