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[umiman]

Link: http://www.futureme.org/

So, here's the story. I wrote this letter to myself to the future to be recieved in the year 2011. Curiously, I vaguely remembered doing such things before. So I checked the infinite mass of my hundred thousand email strong inbox of Gmail to see and 'lo and behold. Quite a few messages to myself from the past.

Now, the funny thing is that one subject appeared in all the ten or so times I wrote to my future self.

"I'm currently procrastinating for X exam"

It's true that people never change. Also, the past me is an idiot who can't write properly.

Topic: Have you guys written to your future selves? Maybe you should. It's really easy.

[Jackrabbit]

This is cool.

2 emails sent.

[Itnetlolor]

Idea: Have your past self prank your future self.

Mail bomb yourself with APRIL FOOLS!!!

Aside that, I don't have many other ideas.


I think I had to do something along those lines for some group thing some time ago. It was pretty funny that I mapped out the most plausible thing I'd be doing at the exact time I expected the message to arrive (it was actually supposed to be a reminder from experiences or something; but I took it a but further).

I don't usually see the point in having a time capsule really. I mean, I don't see myself traveling through time anytime soon, so no point in keeping them. Plus, in case anything is buried as a time capsule, I don't want to forget about it, or have someone else find it.


I guess another idea could be sending yourself some sort of puzzle for the next half-year or so. Come up with everything about it, and even the solution to it; making sure it was difficult, then send it and forget it. Half a year later, try to solve it.

[Cheeetar]

I sent an email to myself on January 1st, 2013 to remember to tell all the world ending idiots they are idiots. This is a useful service. (But the non-capitalisation angers me)

[Tack]

I have a yearly diary which updates my life.

It's actually very entertaining seeing my progression from "Dad ate my chips today which i was mad about but there wasnt any sauce so i dont mind"(I've always had perfect spelling and horrible punctuation, even when really little.) to
"Yeah, ok, I'm writing about a girl. Future me - I hate you if you are chuckling right now."

I was. I so sincerely was.

[Rilder]

Wrote a 600 word email to myself to the future, should be a fair bit interesting.

I rambled alot about my GF. 

[Nilocy]

I shall give it a go. Seems fun. Its acctually a bit therapeutic, talking to myself in the future. Seeing how different stuff will be. hopefully the site won't die before then.

+1 to umi.

[Jude]

I sent an email to myself on January 1st, 2013 to remember to tell all the world ending idiots they are idiots. This is a useful service. (But the non-capitalisation angers me)

I think it's actually December 13th or 21st, 2012, can't remember the exact date.

Either way, I know there are gonna be some sick end of the world parties that night, so the following day I'll be WISHING the world had been destroyed and groping for a glass of water.

[DennyTom]

Since this is a free service you can actually use it as a calendar.

"Buy present for ***`s birthday", etc

[umiman]

I shall give it a go. Seems fun. Its acctually a bit therapeutic, talking to myself in the future. Seeing how different stuff will be. hopefully the site won't die before then.

+1 to umi.

It's been around for more than 10 years. So it should be pretty set.

DennyTom: Yeah, I did that for someone's birthday. It's actually very useful for a lot of stuff. If you register as a user you can send future emails to other people too.

[LegoLord]

I'm sure that if I had found out about this 6 years ago, I'd have gotten an email from 6 years ago at some point ranting about idiotic worries and things intolerant of some religions.   Glad I got over those views.  I wasn't a bad person, per se, but horribly misinformed.

[Muz]

Man, if I met the Future Me, I'd just stare at him awkwardly. And talk about stuff. Awkwardly.

I wish I could send an email to the Past Me, telling me not to worry about love life and stuff. And maybe to study harder.

[Alexhans]

mailing myself to 2015 the following text:

"dude!  Do you STILL have this e-mail?"

 

[LegoLord]

Can you send emails to other people's future selves?  If so, maybe I should send emails to a few 2012 phenomena believers that I know on the date of 12/22/2012 with some sort of friendly joke message.

[Jackrabbit]

Nah, they need to confirm the email themselves before it gets sent.