3 How Much Should We Care About the Future?

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. 1 Preparing for the Dry Years 1
5. PART ONE The Problem
6. 2 Why Are We Short-Termist? 21
7. 3 How Much Should We Care About the Future? 35
8. 4 Why Are Governments Short-Sighted? 47
9. PART TWO Solutions
10. 5 Measure What Matters 87
11. 6 Make It Easy and Attractive 112
12. 7 Commit 137
13. 8 Iterate and Experiment 171
14. PART THREE Putting It All Together
15. 9 Climate Change 195
16. 10 Infrastructure 207
17. 11 Conclusion 223
18. Notes 241
19. Bibliography 253
20. Index 275