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Jun 26, 2026 · 2 min read

The useful constraint

On putting walls around your work, on purpose.

foundationsdiscipline

Jun 25, 2026 · 2 min read

The sunk cost you live in

On staying somewhere long after the reason for staying has expired.

decisionsmindset

Jun 24, 2026 · 2 min read

The single source of truth

The quiet cost of keeping things in more than one place.

habitsfoundations

Jun 23, 2026 · 6 min read

The problem with best practices

Borrowed solutions to someone else's problem.

foundationscraft

Jun 22, 2026 · 2 min read

The dead hand of defaults

Most of how you live was decided before you thought to ask.

foundationsmindset

Jun 19, 2026 · 2 min read

Writing things down

Not for memory. For thinking.

learningfoundations

Jun 18, 2026 · 5 min read

Why constraints clarify

On the counterintuitive freedom that comes from working within limits.

foundationsdesign

Jun 17, 2026 · 2 min read

The 2-minute rule, revisited

David Allen's rule works. But it's teaching you something bigger.

habitsfoundations

Jun 16, 2026 · 6 min read

On commitment and optionality

Why keeping your options open might be the most expensive choice you make.

decisionsfoundations

Jun 15, 2026 · 2 min read

The return policy

Why knowing how to quit is a core competency, not a flaw.

decisionsmindset

Jun 12, 2026 · 2 min read

Clearing the decks

What you put away matters as much as what you pick up.

habitsfocus

Jun 11, 2026 · 6 min read

The slow hunch

Why the best ideas take years to arrive — and how to help them along.

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