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

She toured some schools that happened to be cold or rainy, which kept her from fully picturing herself having a good experience there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

“I have three little kids, and I just kept picturing their little faces,” Eskew said days later, still shaken by the experience.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 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

For some reason I started picturing us all on some video people could watch on YouTube.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña