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WHAT FUTURE YOU NEEDS
Most people treat future self as a stranger. But future you inherits everything — the money and the life. Here’s why that changes the whole conversation.
Derek Hagen
Oct 224 min read


THE JONESES AREN'T YOUR NEIGHBORS ANYMORE
We don't just copy what others do — we copy what they want. The Joneses used to be your neighbors. Now they're a curated highlight reel from millions of people you'll never meet.
Derek Hagen
Sep 244 min read


TRY BEFORE YOU COMMIT
Most major life decisions are made based on imagination rather than experience. Almost every one of them has a smaller version you can test first.
Derek Hagen
Sep 173 min read


SUCCESS IS A BAD METRIC
Measuring success by outcomes seems reasonable. The problem is that optimizing for the metric often moves you away from what the metric was supposed to give you.
Derek Hagen
Sep 104 min read
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