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When lottery dreams replace real planning

I fantasize about winning the lottery every day and I have planned out exactly how I would spend millions but I have never actually bought a ticket.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Mental rehearsal of an impossible future is serving as a substitute for engaging with actual possibilities.

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