How toWritea letter ToYour FutureSelf By Ceres Chua
Writing a letter to your future self is an exercise that I thought of in 2006 . It was inspired by the Yahoo ! Time Capsule project ( the website is now dead ). Essentially it is similar in concept to a time capsule , where you write a personal note to your future self , seal it , and then open it at a future date . There are no restrictions on how old your future self should be ? you can write to your future self one year , three years , five years , or even 10 years from now !
Why Write a Letter To Your Future Self ? Doing this exercise can be a really insightful experience !
Imagine writing to your future self five years from now ? what would you say ? What kind of person would you be ? What goals would you want to have achieved ? Not only is it mind boggling , but it gets you thinking about your goals five years from now . As you write your letter , you will start to think about the actions you should take to realize them in your expected time frame .
Subsequently when you open your letter five years down the road , you get to assess the things that match ( or don ? t match ) up vs . your expectations , and reflect why that ? s the case . Often times , our goals are subject to a lot of changes due to unanticipated circumstances and changing priorities . Reading your letter lets you see how your life trajectory has changed since writing it . It also makes you pause and think about how you are doing and whether you are where you want to
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