#81 You, but Different

𝘗𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘪𝘯 10 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴: Will you still be the same?  How much will your personality, values and preferences change?

𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 10 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴: How different were you then?

Through a series of six studies, researchers asked over 19,000 people aged 18 – 68 questions like these.  They discovered a consistent pattern: 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦.

Researchers termed this The End of History Illusion, explaining that “Both teenagers and grandparents seem to believe that the pace of personal change has slowed to a crawl and that they have recently become the people they will remain.”

So, when you are making important life decisions, remember that “future you” could have very different likes, dislikes and priorities – asking older individuals what 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 value and focus on may help you develop a more accurate image of your evolving self.