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    Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 16 Jun 2017

    Thread: Here's a psychological conundrum I'm thinking about lately. It has to do with thinking about the future. (see replies -->)

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      2. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 16 Jun 2017
        Replying to @avantgame

        Imagining something happening in the future in vivid detail makes you believe it is MORE likely to happen in the future.

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      2. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 16 Jun 2017
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        This can be good for building optimism that a future is possible. The more you imagine it, the more you think it's possible. Builds hope.

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      2. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 16 Jun 2017
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        Of course, that could be false hope. Me imagining myself winning a Nobel Prize and thinking it's likely can make me delusional :)

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      1. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 16 Jun 2017
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        Then again, if a future really is possible and can be affected through personal effort, imagining it and believing it likely CAN help:

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      1. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 16 Jun 2017
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        Example: high-poverty area students who vividly imagine themselves on graduation day of high school believe they are more likely to graduate

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      2. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 16 Jun 2017
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        And believing that it's likely you will graduate can help you do things that make it more likely, less likely to give up and drop out.

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      3. Steffen Christensen‏ @Wikisteff 16 Jun 2017
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        Belief can shape your future, at least partly through choosing different actions…

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      2. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 16 Jun 2017
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        On the other hand, imagining terrible bad things happening in the future makes you think they are more likely, which can create anxiety

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      2. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 16 Jun 2017
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        This is how anxiety disorders develop: You ruminate on anxious thoughts. The more you imagine, the more you are convinced they're reasonable

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      2. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 16 Jun 2017
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        Okay, so all of that said, I'm wondering what are other examples of when believing a future is MORE likely is helpful versus unhelpful

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      3. Denisse Takes‏ @dtakes23 16 Jun 2017
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        For a person w/kidney failure thinking a future often means hoping to pass evaluations for transplant. (1)

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      4. Denisse Takes‏ @dtakes23 16 Jun 2017
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        And thinking transplant while in that position encourages healthier habits in order to pass that evaluation. (2)

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      5. Denisse Takes‏ @dtakes23 16 Jun 2017
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        After being approved, u have 2 think of the future in order 2 stay motivated that u will find a donor & potentially live a longer life.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      6. Denisse Takes‏ @dtakes23 16 Jun 2017
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        In this case, not thinking about the future means potentially not searching for a donor (4)

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      7. Denisse Takes‏ @dtakes23 16 Jun 2017
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        in which case the only alternatives would be dialysis or palliative care.

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      8. Denisse Takes‏ @dtakes23 16 Jun 2017
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        And statistically, that means a smaller lifespan (dialysis) and most certain death (palliative care).

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      9. Denisse Takes‏ @dtakes23 16 Jun 2017
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        Unfortunately, with an organ shortage, a lot of people in need of a transplant find it hard to think of the future.

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