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Why Your Future Self Arrives Quietly, Long Before Your Old Self Ends

Why transformation starts long before you recognise you're changing

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Tommy McDevitt
Dec 09, 2025
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Sometimes, when calamity hits, your gut tells you: “This time is different.”

I’d just started my last job as a software engineer. A few months in, around the time my probation was due to finish, I met with my line manager.

“We appreciate your contributions…”
Sure.
“But we feel like your improvement has plateaued…”
A few more polite li…

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