To My FutureKids,

wherever you are —
c/o the years I haven’t lived yet.

Letters on agency, authenticity, love, and the examined life — for the children I haven’t met yet.

A Book of Letters

To My Future Kids

For the kids I haven’t met yet — so that when you finally read this, you’ll know exactly who I was, and exactly how much I loved you before you ever arrived.

Phillip An

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All Letters

All the Letters

35 letters · 88,000 words · written 2024–2026.

Part IWELCOME — Letters to Meet Me By

01On Growing Old, and Staying Human 02The Golden Years That Didn't Feel Golden 03Flying Over Fragile Earth

Part IIWHEN YOU'RE BECOMING YOURSELF

04In Pursuit of a More Authentic Life 05What Are You a Slave To in Life?06What We Value in Life, and How They Change 07好奇的生活 — A Life of Wonder and Curiosity 08The Duality of Life

Part IIIWHEN YOU'RE BUILDING YOUR LIFE

09Be a High Agency Person 10How to Make Your Own Luck 11Life Begins at the Edge of Your Comfort Zone 12On Leverage Points 13Be Water, My Children

Part IVWHEN YOU'RE CHOOSING YOUR PATH

14On Crafting an Optimal Life 15Small Choices, Compounded 16Make Long-Term Decisions

Part VWHEN YOU'RE LOVING

17On Love, and What to Look For 18How Do I Know This Is the One?19The One That Got Away

Part VIWHEN YOU'RE HURTING

20On Sadness 21The Habits That Move the Needle 22No Permanent Records 23Nothing Really Matters (in the Long Run)

Part VIIWHEN THE WORLD IS BEING REBUILT

24The School I Wouldn't Send You To 25A Late Night in Beijing 26On Social Media 27The Future

Part VIIIWHEN YOU'RE OLDER

28Youth Is Wasted Upon the Young 29Birthday Musings — A Year Closer to Death

Part IXCLOSING — LATE LETTERS

30Life Lately 31Some Notes to Myself From the Past 32Sunday Morning Thoughts ·Afterword ·Appendix: Concepts

To My Future Kids Afterword Appendix: Concepts