Derek Sivers

Prepare your “no” and keep it handy
Someone asks you to do something, and you feel that pressure to answer immediately.
May 14
My life was changed by four sentences in four books
Last week someone asked why I prefer books.
May 13
Geography is four-dimensional
Forty years ago, a family moved from India to Canada, and raised their children with “Indian values”.
May 6
Netizen
how the 1993 communal internet shaped me
May 4

April 2026

What next?
from the book “Useful Not True”:
Apr 29
Reframing death
from the book “Useful Not True”:
Apr 28
You are what you pretend to be
from the book “Useful Not True”:
Apr 27
Keep tuning and adjusting
from the book “Useful Not True”:
Apr 26
Take the first step immediately
from the book “Useful Not True”:
Apr 25
Why your choice is wrong
from the book “Useful Not True”:
Apr 24
Talk with friends to solidify it
from the book “Useful Not True”:
Apr 23
Private journal to internalize it
from the book “Useful Not True”:
Apr 22
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