Calibra Blog
Make your future familiar.
Practical, research-based writing on the future self: visualization, goals, reflection, and how people actually change.
Your future self feels like a stranger. That's fixable.
Why the person you'll be in ten years feels like someone else, what research says about it, and a ten-minute practice to close the gap.
If-then plans: the small sentence that makes goals happen
Goals say what you want. If-then plans say when and where you'll act. Research shows this one sentence makes follow-through more likely. Here's how to write one.
How to write a letter from your future self
A letter exchange with your future self is a small exercise with research behind it. Here's why it works and a step-by-step guide to writing both letters.
WOOP: the goal method that starts with what's in your way
Positive thinking alone can drain the energy you need. Mental contrasting, or WOOP, pairs your wish with its real obstacle. Here's how to do it in five minutes.