picturing

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But picturing your future self—and mentally “traveling back” to who you are now—has been shown to increase savings behavior, according to a 2024 study published in the Journal of Consumer Research.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026

They’re picturing the holidays: the turkey, the guests, and the all-important dining table.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

I was 23 or so, but I was picturing a much older person than myself — maybe Merle Haggard when he gets older.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2025

And I’m picturing Mexico’s Ana Victoria Espino De Santiago, 26, who, last year, became the first lawyer with Down Syndrome.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2025

I shook my head, picturing my gramps’s face again when we shook hands.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña