Anne Wilson – Making Long-Term Decisions Despite Roadblocks

Emotional Balance Sheet with Paul Fenner

Are you struggling to make decisions that will benefit your future self? Are you constantly prioritizing short-term gains over long-term success?

Anne Wilson is a professor at Wilfrid Laurier University and part of Laurier's Social Psychology program. Anne is fascinated by how people behave, think, and understand themselves and their social worlds, especially regarding how people make decisions.

During our conversation, we explore the science behind motivation and decision-making for our long-term selves. We examine the concept of temporal discounting and how to combat it by making our future selves feel closer to our present selves.

Anne also points out how to balance the need for distance and reflection to cope with trauma and negative experiences. Our memories and perception of time are malleable, and we discuss how to use this to our advantage to shift our mindset and accomplish our goals.

We also discuss strategies for parents to support their children's growth mindset and handling failures.

Please enjoy my conversation with Anne Wilson.

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