The end-of-history illusion
The end-of-history illusion is when we underestimate how much our personalities, work situations and values will change in the future.
The end-of-history illusion was coined in 2013. It is based on a series of studies showing that people tend to think that they will change relatively little in the future, even though they've changed tremendously in the past.
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