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This is not our usual programming. There's no big idea to chew on, no trend forecast to debate, no AI-induced existential spiral waiting for you below.

It's January 1, everyone's pretending they're a new person now, and we decided to embrace a different kind of future-forward thinking: buying stuff that actually makes life easier. 

We have goals, systems to fix, subscriptions to cancel, workflows to optimize — and yes, gifts to belatedly give (or aggressively keep). 

So instead of fighting it, we made a list of the things we're genuinely buying as we reset for the year ahead. Consider this the Futurist's highly opinionated, editor-curated guide to starting the year slightly more organized, productive, and less annoyed.

Cheers,
The Futurist Team

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