According to psychologist Meg Jay our minds tend to think about our future selves similarly to how we think about complete strangers Why It rsquo s probably due to what rsquo s sometimes called the ldquo empathy gap rdquo It can be hard to empathize and care for people we don rsquo t know personally mdash even future versions of ourselves So in her work Jay tries to help young people imagine their future selves and take steps to care for them This includes working out actionable plans for who they will one day be mdash paving the way for [... more]