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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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#163: what you already have
Notes on ambition, questioning your assumptions, and giving your mind a break.
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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.
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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.
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#160: leave something for yourself
Notes on loving a craft, leaving a career, and knowing when to change direction.
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#159: people remember people
Notes on gratitude, five-minute walks, and earning trust
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#158: who brings you back to yourself
Notes on fresh starts, familiar patterns, and a better way to be heard.
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#157: getting more done is the trap
Notes on imitation, accidental experiments, and The Prophet.
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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.
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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
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#154: the work you come back to
Notes on strange ideas, changing your mind, and going off-script
Words of affirmation
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