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Episode 4114:<\/p>\n

David Cain traces his childhood dread of a teacher he never actually ended up having, and uses it to unpack three common mistakes we make when we think about the future. He explains how thoughts snowball, why fear masquerades as an accurate prediction, and why trying to contend with the future is a recipe for disaster. It is a personal development look at how much of our suffering we manufacture ourselves.<\/p>\n

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“Negative trains of thought have an uncanny tendency to grow in scope and intensity as they go on.”<\/p>\n

“Trying to solve future problems, or even come to terms with them, is a recipe for disaster.”<\/p>\n

“There really is no future.”<\/p>\n

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