Making Sense
There are three major kinds of sense-making that happen when you engage in mental time travel to your future:
- First, your brain has to do what cognitive scientists call “scene construction” — mentally building the future world.
- After scene construction, your brain starts to do what cognitive scientists call “opportunity detection.” Here, you look for ways to fulfil your needs and achieve your goals.
- Finally, as your brain works to transport you to the future, feelings will kick in.
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