Why Some People Have All the Luck

Wayne Gretzky, Michael Scott, and a nice little family who moved to the desert

Jul 1

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June 2026

Why You Feel Behind...Even When You're Not

Waiters, unpaid bills, and the reason you can't relax on the weekend.

Jun 16 • Derek Pharr

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I Need 30 People

I've been carrying this idea around for a while. Here's what I finally did with it.

Jun 6

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May 2026

Why You're Busy, But Never Getting Ahead

The 80/20 rule for your day, and why most people have the ratio completely backwards.

May 29 • Derek Pharr

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Do You Know Your Zone of Genius?

A 1986 GI Joe cartoon showed me something I'm still trying to figure out.

May 13 • Derek Pharr

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April 2026

Are You Happy?

Such a simple question; such a difficult thing to answer.

Apr 29

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Why I Love Carlo...

He's a blowhard. He's self-important. He might be the smartest guy at the party.

Apr 22 • Derek Pharr

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I Can't Afford This. I'm Doing It Anyway

Sometimes the work that matters most doesn't pay a dime.

Apr 14

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March 2026

So, yeah. I teach this class...

Feeling Lost When People Talk About AI?

Mar 27 • Derek Pharr

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Music was his life, it was not his livelihood...

Sometimes the thing you have is the thing.

Mar 25

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Are You One of My People?

The difference between someone you once knew and someone you keep.

Mar 17

24

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The Nice Little Lie We Keep Telling Ourselves

What I should have said to my sister six years ago.

Mar 11 • Derek Pharr

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