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:

school papers
various small items and papers from recent past
photos
USB stick with a video to my future self
document detailing all the artifacts listed above
letters from other people. I have not yet asked them to write anything but it could be fun.
letters to other people (that I write down and deliver to them in 5 years) Like the previous idea, I have no idea how it might go.
list predictions about future self
letter to future self
- my hopes for future self
- detailed description about my current mental models of the world
- what activities, hobbies, habits I'm currently engaged in (and have done in recent past). For example, what I do to exercise, what songs I listen to, what foods I always eat, etc.
- things I may forget or would love to be reminded of. For example, inside jokes with friends.
- questions I want future self to answer upon opening the capsule. For example, "How have your thoughts on X changed in 5 years?"

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.

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