
In this fun episode, we explore why people tend to believe that their future will be happier and more meaningful than their past. But does that optimism extend to everyone – or only to ourselves and the people we like? Tune in to discover what this reveals about hope, fairness, wishful thinking, and why realism may depend on whose future you’re imagining.Link to study: https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.3164Host: Professor Micael Dahlen Guest: Professor Hallgeir Sjåstad Producer: Sandra Charléz Editor: Nicholas Nikander Sound Engineer: Christer Tjäder and Daniel Högberg Music: Viktor Bergdahl
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