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February 20, 20263 min read

Learning in Public

Why writing about things you don't fully understand is the fastest way to understand them. And why it's terrifying.

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July 30, 20253 min read

The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Showing Up

Most of what separates people who do things from people who don't isn't talent or strategy. It's just showing up, repeatedly, when it's not fun.

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June 12, 20253 min read

How I Read a Codebase

Reading code is harder than writing it. Here's the method I've developed over ten years of inheriting other people's messes.

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