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Future doom and the rose-coloured past

Future Tense

Episode: Future doom and the rose-coloured past
Website: Future Tense
Feed URL: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/feed/2883726/podcast.xml
Duration: 00:29:06
Published: 2019-08-25 02:30

Why do we see the past through rose-coloured glasses, but not the future? Psychologists tell us that human beings have a tendency to be fearful and pessimistic about the future, while simultaneously romanticising the past. If the theory is true, it might help explain the difficulties we often have in making informed decisions and effectively planning for the future.

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