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Real stories. Behavior science. Zero BS. A Sunday essay for high-achievers done running on empty, plus the shorts and field notes in between.

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What if you’re not doing work wrong.
Programs Aug 11, 2026

What if you’re not doing work wrong.

What if you’re just carrying too much of it, in the wrong ways.

When Everything Moves at Once
Programs Aug 10, 2026

When Everything Moves at Once

TMI Alert

You Can Call It Running Away.
Programs Aug 10, 2026

You Can Call It Running Away.

But I'm going to call it running toward.

Taking Away My Own Safe Place To Hide
Programs Aug 10, 2026

Taking Away My Own Safe Place To Hide

Yeah, that was a choice.... 🤷🏻‍♀️

Programs Aug 10, 2026

I Was Supposed to Be Gone By Now.

The plan went sideways. Good.

Programs Aug 10, 2026

Not movement. Not stillness. Deepening.

A note about the knowledge that lives in the in-between and why hard seasons counts even when it doesn't feel like it.

Programs Aug 10, 2026

You Can Call It Regression If You Want To...

I’ve been sleeping on a pull-out sofa bed.

The Great Softening
Programs Aug 10, 2026

The Great Softening

We're so overdue for this one...

Programs Aug 10, 2026

What Romanticizing Your Life Actually Means

And how to do it in the one you have right now.

The world got complicated. But being a human is still pretty damn simple.
Programs Aug 10, 2026

The world got complicated. But being a human is still pretty damn simple.

Do you even remember the assignment?

When Things Settle Down
Programs Aug 10, 2026

When Things Settle Down" Is A Recipe for Regret

The lists don't end. The living can't wait for them to.

You've Mastered the Hustle. Here's What Comes Next.
Programs Aug 10, 2026

You've Mastered the Hustle. Here's What Comes Next.

And why I used to only drink my coffee standing up.

Why Your Resolutions Keep Falling Apart & What Actually Works Instead
Programs Nov 30, 2025

Why Your Resolutions Keep Falling Apart & What Actually Works Instead

A winter-reset approach for high-achieving humans who want sustainable change in 2026.