How to Plan Effectively to Protect Your Focus with UCLA’s Hal Hershfield — Part 1

Time Billionaires: Mindset and Time Management for Work & Life · Jul 9, 2026 · 18m

What if the small moments you're rushing through or scrolling away are actually the ones that determine your long-term focus, wellbeing, and productivity? In this episode of Time Billionaires, Rebecca speaks with Hal Hershfield, a professor at UCLA's Anderson School of Management, behavioral economics researcher, author of Your Future Self, and host of The Behavioral Divide. His work has been featured in The New York Times and Harvard Business Review. Hal's research reveals how we emotionally distance ourselves from our future selves and make countless small decisions that quietly ripple into…