Things I've Been Thinking About

You Don't Need a Whole New Life

Sometimes the desire for radical change is just exhaustion wearing a clever disguise. What if the next chapter only requires a slight shift in bearing?

Hard Does Not Mean Hopeless

We spend so much energy waiting for the friction to stop. What happens when we finally accept that discomfort is simply part of building anything real?

Protecting Your Attention in a Noisy Room

The algorithms are designed to keep you agitated. Choosing what you ignore is now the most important creative act of your working life.

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