Time Empathy: Caring for Your Future Self

I had this moment last night.

It was late, I was tired, and the reading I'd promised myself remained undone. The couch looked so inviting. A new episode of Severance was calling my name. "Just skip it," that familiar voice whispered. "You deserve a break."

And I almost listened.

Then I caught myself in this thought: the version of me that wakes up tomorrow isn't some stranger. That's still me, just me on the other side of sleep, carrying the weight of today's decisions.

How often do we betray tomorrow's version of ourselves for today's comfort? I've done it more times than I care to admit.

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