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"I don't know" is an answer
Moving without a map, life-changing books, and why you're not selling
Sep 12 • 
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12 lessons from 12 episodes
On starting, shipping, and staying sane.
Sep 5 • 
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August 2025

Working in cycles
On intensity, acceptance, and working with your natural rhythms
Aug 29 • 
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6 Questions for Creative Change
Decision-making, wrong hills, and updated maps
Aug 15 • 
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The Energy of Building Big
Months over days, stories over plans, and growth over launching
Aug 8 • 
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You can't find time (so stop looking)
Are you spinning plates, or pulling levers?
Aug 1 • 
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July 2025

The Art of Being Terrible
Play mode, embracing your suckiness, and forking your brain.
Jul 25 • 
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Resources for Creatives & the Career-Confused
A curated list for the successfully confused & permanent career-questioners.
Jul 18 • 
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I dare you to interact
Gaming forums, horse websites, and the internet's forgotten superpower
Jul 11 • 
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The $0 experiment I should have tried months ago
Tolerating bad tools, the hidden cost of 'good enough', punk albums, and dinner dates
Jul 4 • 
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June 2025

There will always be friction
Never ending chores, AI browsers, and why you're crazy
Jun 27 • 
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Make Before You Manage
On creative time, admin tasks, and why boredom is good for you
Jun 20 • 
Michael Carruthers
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