Grow closer with your future self. People who prefer to get less now instead of more in the future are more likely to give in to temptations and fail at achieving their long-term goals.
For instance, when you see a chocolate bar on your desk, think about the future reward first (a healthy mind and body) and then compare it to the present reward (a brief burst of energy). Your mind will consider the second choice less attractive than if you switched the order and treated delayed gratification as the loss of the chocolate bar.
Envisioning your future self – whether you motivate yourself by imagining your feared-for or hoped-for future self is another helpful technique to increase your self-control.
Keep in mind this exercise isn’t about visualizing your success – it’s just about bringing your future “you” closer to the current day to encourage you to take care of your future.
Please refer to the book for more details on this activity.
This is a perfect way of self-motivation. Often, we seek motivation, but that doesn't work for long. Surely, if we are inspired right from inside then nothing can stop us.
The example of the chocolate bar put the whole thing in such a simple way. I love it. Yes, I never thought of my future self, but will start comparing now onwards.