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Changing Your Default Settings

Changing Your Default Settings

Why the questions you ask yourself matter more than the answers

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Lessons from Dr. Brand’s Chalkboard

Lessons from Dr. Brand’s Chalkboard

All Those Quotes I’ve Saved? Turns Out They Actually Mean Something.

Derek Pharr
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The Problem with Home Runs

The Problem with Home Runs

Why Small Ball Wins in Baseball and Life.

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The Map Is Not the Territory

The Map Is Not the Territory

On why I take the long way to work.

Derek Pharr
Derek Pharr
How We Smuggled a Husky Home (And Why You Should Too)

How We Smuggled a Husky Home (And Why You Should Too)

Why the best solutions live outside the rulebook.

Derek Pharr
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Stop Making Logical Decisions

Stop Making Logical Decisions

Why your best moves will never make sense on paper.

Derek Pharr
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What does a 'caught up' person actually look like?

What does a 'caught up' person actually look like?

On finding peace with perpetual incompletion.

Derek Pharr
Derek Pharr
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The Real Reason You’re Not Getting Things Done

The Real Reason You’re Not Getting Things Done

Because not all tasks are tasks...and that matters.

Derek Pharr
Derek Pharr
Where the Hell Are My Keys?

Where the Hell Are My Keys?

How to Build Systems That Actually Work (Without Overthinking It)

Derek Pharr
Derek Pharr
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The Physics of Getting Out of Bed

The Physics of Getting Out of Bed

On motion, motivation, and the quiet battles before the day begins

Derek Pharr
Derek Pharr
Are You Following Someone Else's Rules?

Are You Following Someone Else's Rules?

Recognizing and rewriting the unconscious scripts that silently direct our lives

Derek Pharr
Derek Pharr
You’re Tracking the Wrong Thing. Here’s What to Watch Instead.

You’re Tracking the Wrong Thing. Here’s What to Watch Instead.

Why Leading Indicators Matter More Than Results

Derek Pharr
Derek Pharr
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Down the Rabbit Hole with Amber Tamblyn

Down the Rabbit Hole with Amber Tamblyn

An Actress Who Rewrote Her Script

Derek Pharr
Derek Pharr
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Are You Still Swinging an Axe?

Are You Still Swinging an Axe?

A short story about prompting, progress, and what happens when we stop adapting.

Derek Pharr
Derek Pharr
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How a $4 Mocha Can Change the Way You Work

How a $4 Mocha Can Change the Way You Work

The Audience Effect and how to use it to get things done

Derek Pharr
Derek Pharr
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