I wrote myself a "letter to the future" once, but was completely disappointed. First, there was no surprise; I remembered everything, more or less. Second, I was quite immature when I wrote it, so when I read it, it just made me cringe.
What is the advantage of putting items into the time capsule, as opposed to... just keeping them, outside of time capsule? I like the idea of making a video for yourself, because the alternative is not making it.
detailed description about my current mental models of the world
This may be interesting, because when people change, they often underestimate how much they changed. Like, if you start/stop believing X, it is convenient to edit your memory of the past to make it seem like you always believed/doubted it.
ss. Second, I was quite immature when I wrote it,
I sort of like this aspect of looking at my past writings. It shows me how much I've grown.
In a few weeks I will open a time capsule I set for myself 5 years ago. I'm extremely excited and want to celebrate by setting myself a new time capsule to open in 5 years from now.
The difficult part about making the time capsule is what to include. Since I have not yet opened the original capsule, I don't know how myself from 5 years ago chose what "artifacts" to include.
I feel like whatever goes inside the capsule should be a "snapshot" of life at this moment for me. However, I will still have access to all my writings from around this time that are not in the capsule. So I want to include things from my current life and also things from recent past (anything within 2 years is in this "stage of life").
Here is a breakdown of what I plan to include:
What do you think of this list? What do you recommend adding or doing differently? I'd appreciate any ideas on how to carry out experiments like this over long time frames.