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- What if you could 'mentally time travel' ten years into the future to discover exactly how to solve the problems you're facing today?
- Did you know that playing specific types of psychological games can actually make you more resilient to 'future shock' and global uncertainty?
- Are you curious about how to stop feeling like the future is just happening to you and start becoming an active architect of what comes next?
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Key Takeaways from Imaginable
- Learn how to practice "episodic future thinking" by simulating future scenarios in vivid detail to mentally prepare for uncertainty.
- Discover how to use "pre-feelings" to evaluate potential futures, helping you identify what actions you must take today to create a reality you actually want to wake up in.
- Master the psychological concept of "time spaciousness" by setting ten-year timelines for your goals, which surprisingly reduces procrastination and makes you feel time-rich.
- Understand Dator's Law and why embracing ridiculous or silly ideas about the future is an essential practice for stretching your open-mindedness and creativity.
- Find out how to unstick your imagination by playing the "flipping facts" game, where you assume the opposite of today's truths to creatively prepare for dramatic life shifts.
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Imaginable
Episodic Future Thinking (EFT)+
The 10-Year Framework+
Spotting the Future Today+
Future Empathy+
Learned Helpfulness+
10-Day Simulation Practice+
Quiz — Test Your Understanding
Question 1 of 8
According to the text, what is 'episodic future thinking' (EFT)?
Question 2 of 8
Why do futurists consider ten years to be the 'magic number' for future simulations?
Question 3 of 8
What does 'Dator’s law' state regarding future scenarios?
Question 4 of 8
In the context of predicting the future, what does the example of the 'pizzly bear' represent?
Question 5 of 8
What is the psychological result of combining both your 'shadow imagination' and your 'positive imagination'?
Question 6 of 8
How does the human brain neurologically perceive your 'future self'?
Question 7 of 8
How does the text define 'hard empathy'?
Question 8 of 8
According to the text, how do video games help players develop 'learned helpfulness'?
Imaginable — Full Chapter Overview
- 1Recommendation
- 21 — Learn how to imagine the unimaginable.
- 32 — To simulate the future successfully, you need time — specifically ten years — and ideas, the more ridiculous the better.
- 43 — Clues to the future are hiding in plain sight — you just need to look for them.
- 54 — Hard empathy can help heal the world by connecting you with others and your future self.
- 65 — Future scenarios — and video games — can turn learned helplessness into helpfulness.
- 76 — Spend ten days in a plausible future scenario to get ready for the real thing.
- 87 — Final summary
Imaginable Summary & Overview
Imaginable (2022) lays out a simple but powerful premise: you have more control over the future than you may think. Through psychology-backed games, it explores how to train your imagination in order to transform your outlook on life and, ultimately, change the world. Its big-picture thinking and actionable exercises will help you prepare for – and get excited about – what’s to come.
Who Should Listen to Imaginable?
- People stuck in a spiral of doomsday thinking
- Action-oriented folks seeking an antidote to the world’s afflictions
- Anyone who thinks the future is just something that happens
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