The Anxious Overachiever

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You Don't Have to Make Predictions About the Future

You Don't Have to Make Predictions About the Future

Just predictions about yourself.

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Feb 07, 2025
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This week is for paid subscribers. I’ll be back next week with a post for everyone. Until then, you can find me in Slate, where they asked me to write an essay on how we tend to overfunction for others in uncertain times (and what to do about it). - K

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