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Legacy without nostalgia

David Heinemeier Hansson · 23 Apr 2021

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Nostalgia can be a trap to romanticize the past at the expense of the future

It too often feels like a trap to romanticize the past at the expense of the future

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  1. It too often feels like a trap to romanticize the past at the expense of the future
  2. I enjoy the idea of a legacy. But as milestones in the rearview mirror. There to remind you of where you were, but without any obligation to stop and linger and fawn over every one

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