Imaginable : how to see the future coming and feel ready for anything— even things that seem impossible today
(Book)

Includes bibliographical references (pages [361]-393).

"War in Ukraine, the COVID-19 pandemic, increasingly frequent climate disasters— events we might have called 'unimaginable' or 'unthinkable' in the past are now reality. Today it feels more challenging than ever to feel unafraid, hopeful, and equipped to face the future with optimism. How do we map out our lives when it seems impossible to predict what the world will be like next week, let alone next year or next decade? What we need now are strategies to help us recover our confidence and creativity in facing uncertain futures. In Imaginable, Jane McGonigal draws on the latest scientific research in psychology and neuroscience to show us how to train our minds to think the unthinkable and imagine the unimaginable. She invites us to play with the provocative thought experiments and future simulations she's designed exclusively for this book … ." --,Page [2] of cover.