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Life

Designing Your Life

Prototype 3 alternative life paths

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prototyping life paths
Time
half-day workshop
Difficulty
Intermediate

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Designing Your Life diagramSchematic of the Designing Your Life framework: Prototype 3 alternative life paths.Prototype APrototype BPrototype C
The Designing Your Life diagram — Prototype 3 alternative life paths.
Example

Prototyping three alternative life paths at a career crossroads

Three lives at 5 years out
  1. Life A — "stay the course" — same company, VP track, suburban move
  2. Life B — "the side bet" — leave, bootstrap an indie product, live lean
  3. Life C — "the wildcard" — relocate abroad, take a fellowship, write full-time
  4. Prototype each: 3 conversations + 1 lived experiment per path
  5. Decision rule: which path is most fun to even prototype?

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