I want you to imagine the future, only this time imagine that everything has worked out for you exactly as you want it. What does that look like? Be as descriptive as possible. Now write that down in a journal and repeat this exercise again next week, focusing on a different aspect of your life (such as career or relationship). If you did what I asked, and I know that you probably did not (but you should!), what you just did was a version of a task called “the best possible selves activity” originally presented by Dr. Laura King (no relation).59 This activity, which involves nothing more than
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