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A builder’s field notes for people earlier on the path — how to make things, make decisions, and make a life that still feels like yours.

Written for aspiring founders and mid-career technologists. New here? These eight posts introduce the voice — build and life, without the full archive dump.

  1. 01

    We’re Back in the Garage

    The builder origin story — why the garage still matters.

    · 10 min
  2. 02

    The Physics of Focus

    Focus as the scarce resource behind every real ship.

    · 7 min
  3. 03

    Bold Moves: The Antidote to the Status Quo

    Career courage when the familiar path stops fitting.

    · 7 min
  4. 04

    Don't Be a Lemming

    Independent judgment when the crowd looks certain.

    · 9 min
  5. 05

    Move 37 and the Shape of What’s Next

    AI, stillness, and noticing the move that changes the board.

    · 8 min
  6. 06

    Surviving a Stroke

    The life plot that rewrote how I think about impact.

    · 9 min
  7. 07

    Grit is a True Superpower

    Passion plus perseverance — not toughness theater.

    · 8 min
  8. 08

    What Outlasts Us

    What we build, and what we leave behind.

    · 10 min

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