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Open Loops · A weekly letter
Turn confusion into conviction in life and work
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Inside each issue
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On my mind
A field note from my week to sharpen yours.
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A few links
Hundreds skimmed each week. Only the few worth your time make it.
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One quote
Words worth sitting with.
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One book
A short distillation with practical takeaways you can use.
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One question
A reflection prompt to sit with through the week.
Recent issues
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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.
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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.
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#150: do it first
Notes on time, work that fits, and a calm mind
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#149: the things you can't force
Notes on unforced moments, real attention, and seeing people clearly
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#148: the signal you keep ignoring
Notes on intuition, deciding faster, and doing the work that matters
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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
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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
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#145: nobody knows
Notes on permission, care that becomes control, and the social cost of being honest
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#144: what survives the mood
Notes on ego, trust, and work that does not split you in two
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#143: what keeps calling
Notes on longing, control, and AI as leverage
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