> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://johnkazer.gitbook.io/future-proof/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://johnkazer.gitbook.io/future-proof/actions-for-future-proofing/future-self.md). # Future Self There is [evidence](https://hbr.org/2013/06/you-make-better-decisions-if-you-see-your-senior-self) that envisaging our 'future self' can improve our ability to make decisions about the future. Perhaps this principle is transferable to other future perspectives? Folk tend to make better decisions about the future if they've seen their 'older self'. As an example, you could try the list below, or google search for [a variety of others](https://www.google.com/search?q=what+will+i+look+like+when+im+older), to actually see your older self morphed by AI (although note possible personal data consequences of sharing your image!). Rob Hopkins points out that imagining yourself in the future as different makes you more able to become that different person. * * * * * Rob Hopkins, "[From What Is To What If](https://www.robhopkins.net/the-book/)" (page 11) --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter: ``` GET https://johnkazer.gitbook.io/future-proof/actions-for-future-proofing/future-self.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.