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    1. 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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      Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 16 Jun 2017

      Basically, does making your brain believe a future is MORE likely make you more or less likely to act to affect that future? That's the $ q

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        1. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 16 Jun 2017
          Replying to @Forestghost_

          yes that's an interesting/important twist

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        1. Paul Sainsbury‏ @_PaulSainsbury 16 Jun 2017
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          I would try to prime my brain by imagining, not only the future, but my actions to help/prevent it.

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        1. Kumamoto‏ @JamesYDLee 16 Jun 2017
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          MORE likely due to personal input or without input? A person may feel a call to action depending on whether they believe they have agency

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        1. Suzanne Kennedy‏ @i001555 16 Jun 2017
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          After my husband died I stopped thinking about the future-the present is all I have. Wld be interesting to explore how trauma shapes this 2

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        1. Peter Abraham‏ @PeterAbraham 16 Jun 2017
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          I believe it does. That's what goal setting is about. Whether you believe you will win or fail, you're right either way.

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        1. Sean R. Frazier‏ @TheCleftonTwain 16 Jun 2017
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          And now my brain is trying to figure this out...dammit! :)

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        2. Steffen Christensen‏ @Wikisteff 16 Jun 2017
          Replying to @avantgame

          I bet the answer is "it depends". #unhelpfulIknow

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        3. Steffen Christensen‏ @Wikisteff 16 Jun 2017
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          (putting kiddos to bed, brb!)

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        4. Steffen Christensen‏ @Wikisteff 16 Jun 2017
          Replying to @Wikisteff @avantgame

          I find presencing augmenting information about good things, or diminishing information about bad things, helps my tweeps and participants.

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        5. Steffen Christensen‏ @Wikisteff 16 Jun 2017
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          Example 1: my solar rant.https://mobile.twitter.com/Wikisteff/status/768490446045577216 …

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          So I took a look at @EIAgov's projections for #solar #energy over time. pic.twitter.com/dwrJeM84cf
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        6. Steffen Christensen‏ @Wikisteff 16 Jun 2017
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          It is a long story about the perils and risks of forecasting, but it ends on a positive note…

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        7. Steffen Christensen‏ @Wikisteff 16 Jun 2017
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          …solar energy use in the US is madly outstripping expectations, forecasts for the present are hopelessly conservative.

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        8. Steffen Christensen‏ @Wikisteff 16 Jun 2017
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          …amd we are installing solar way faster than anyone expected right now.

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        9. Steffen Christensen‏ @Wikisteff 16 Jun 2017
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          But the hook that got people was one of two angles. The first was that solar could reasonably grow to be as large as coal by 2040.

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        1. Kinga Gruszecka‏ @Kinga_Gruszecka 17 Jun 2017
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          Our believe is all we see and it's easier to act upon visible.that's why we r lame at long term plans(longer than1y).so it's more likely :o

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        1. Howard Chu‏ @hyc_symas 16 Jun 2017
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          Probably depends on a host of personal traits. Are you a contrarian? Do you defy authority? Are you a perfectionist? Optimist?

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        1. Roslyn Metchis‏ @Roslynbooks 16 Jun 2017
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          Does Dan Ariely study stuff like that?

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