Open Loops

Open Loops

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Oct 16, 2026

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#163: what you already have

Notes on ambition, questioning your assumptions, and giving your mind a break.

#163: what you already have

Oct 9, 2026

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#162: who gets your patience?

Notes on protecting your energy, loosening your routines, and what you leave for the people you love.

#162: who gets your patience?

Sep 25, 2026

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#161: the people who make life lighter

Ordinary days, people who feel like your people, and what work gives us beyond money.

#161: the people who make life lighter

Sep 18, 2026

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#160: leave something for yourself

Notes on loving a craft, leaving a career, and knowing when to change direction.

#160: leave something for yourself

Sep 11, 2026

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#159: people remember people

Notes on gratitude, five-minute walks, and earning trust

#159: people remember people

Sep 4, 2026

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#158: who brings you back to yourself

Notes on fresh starts, familiar patterns, and a better way to be heard.

#158: who brings you back to yourself

Aug 27, 2026

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#157: getting more done is the trap

Notes on imitation, accidental experiments, and The Prophet.

#157: getting more done is the trap

Aug 21, 2026

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#156: what you miss while seeking

Notes on the things that are not the song, the stories already in your life, and making the introduction.

#156: what you miss while seeking

Aug 14, 2026

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#155: stop trying to be someone

Notes on identity, the work no one sees, and the boundaries that keep us close

#155: stop trying to be someone

Aug 7, 2026

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#154: the work you come back to

Notes on strange ideas, changing your mind, and going off-script

#154: the work you come back to

Jul 30, 2026

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#153: 90,000 hours

Notes on meaningful work, a calendar that's yours, and a first rate version of yourself

#153: 90,000 hours

Jul 23, 2026

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#152: the thing you don't have to force

Notes on the work you don't have to force, small things worth noticing, and How To Love.

#152: the thing you don't have to force

Jul 17, 2026

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#151: the day you plant isn't the day you harvest

Notes on time, Ferguson's discipline, and watching before you fix.

#151: the day you plant isn't the day you harvest

Jul 9, 2026

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#150: do it first

Notes on time, work that fits, and a calm mind

#150: do it first

Jun 27, 2026

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#149: the things you can't force

Notes on unforced moments, real attention, and seeing people clearly

#149: the things you can't force

Jun 5, 2026

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#148: the signal you keep ignoring

Notes on intuition, deciding faster, and doing the work that matters

#148: the signal you keep ignoring

May 28, 2026

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#147: wellness isn't a dashboard

Notes on awareness, slowing down, and the friends you keep meaning to live closer to

#147: wellness isn't a dashboard

May 24, 2026

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#146: fear of the work

Self-created stress, the lightness after letting go, and a Ram Dass story worth sitting with

#146: fear of the work

May 14, 2026

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#145: nobody knows

Notes on permission, care that becomes control, and the social cost of being honest

#145: nobody knows

May 10, 2026

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#144: what survives the mood

Notes on ego, trust, and work that does not split you in two

#144: what survives the mood
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