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one email, mondays. long. useful. for the person who's waiting for the right time.

free, every monday. substack opens to confirm, then you're in.

the index

every letter, newest first. pick a number.

047the most selfish thing you can do is disappearjul 20, 2026 · 7 minread →046the shy creative’s hidden advantagejul 13, 2026 · 6 minread →045the job market already changed. your dream is still waiting for you to noticejul 6, 2026 · 5 minread →044Ways to become a people personapr 26, 2026 · 8 minread →043the people who reply are the whole pointapr 3, 2026 · 5 minread →042being good at the thing isn't enough anymore.feb 28, 2026 · 6 minread →041why i stopped asking my friends what they thoughtjan 31, 2026 · 7 minread →040why i don’t plan for 12 monthsjan 6, 2026 · 7 minread →039my 10-month year, part 1: how i review my business at the end of the yeardec 9, 2025 · 6 minread →038i was one person away from losing everythingnov 6, 2025 · 6 minread →037the only marketing guide you need for 2026oct 18, 2025 · 7 minread →036how to pick the right social platformoct 11, 2025 · 1 minread →035the day i stopped trying to be the best designeroct 11, 2025 · 4 minread →034the numbers that made me pay attention to the content industryoct 6, 2025 · 1 minread →033some updates from my endoct 1, 2025 · 2 minread →032what to study when you’re new anywheresep 27, 2025 · 8 minread →031call it anything (then make it mean something)sep 22, 2025 · 5 minread →030practice in public, not in privatesep 6, 2025 · 7 minread →029block the hometown glare, find your real voiceaug 30, 2025 · 7 minread →028the day i stopped arguing with complimentsaug 23, 2025 · 7 minread →027why being scared to hire people accidentally made me better at everythingjul 29, 2025 · 6 minread →026seven days of looking stupid on camera changed everythingjul 15, 2025 · 11 minread →025my breakup with productivity pornjul 2, 2025 · 8 minread →024Q&A: do discounts help or hurt businessjun 23, 2025 · 2 minread →023the truth is...your need for approval is killing your creativitymay 31, 2025 · 14 minread →022why authenticity fails without strategy (and the 5-step fix)may 17, 2025 · 9 minread →021making shit happen even when life isn't cooperatingmay 10, 2025 · 9 minread →020your audience isn't waiting for perfection (they're just waiting for you)apr 19, 2025 · 9 minread →019I spent years overthinking. Here's my 7-day way outapr 14, 2025 · 10 minread →018why your face (and your vibe) are your best betapr 7, 2025 · 3 minread →017how to stand out immediately by being 100% youmar 8, 2025 · 5 minread →016how to get your creative spark back in 2 hours (hint: watch a movie)feb 22, 2025 · 4 minread →015how to stop copying and start creating like yourselffeb 8, 2025 · 3 minread →014one reason product launches failjan 25, 2025 · 5 minread →013how a letter to myself saved my yearjan 11, 2025 · 4 minread →012play hard and play smart with socialdec 21, 2024 · 4 minread →011break free from the social media trap todaydec 14, 2024 · 4 minread →010the art of testing ideasdec 7, 2024 · 4 minread →009grow your business without social medianov 20, 2024 · 4 minread →008Q&A: I'm posting but I'm not growing in followersnov 8, 2024 · 3 minread →007the one thing you should do for your content in 2025oct 24, 2024 · 4 minread →006stop trying to fit inoct 17, 2024 · 2 minread →005I have a crazy goal for December (open to see)sep 9, 2024 · 4 minread →004this is how speed can slow you downaug 25, 2024 · 2 minread →003are you copycat brandingjul 21, 2024 · 2 minread →002you need to build an audiencejul 16, 2024 · 3 minread →001I was totally wrong about this one thing...jun 30, 2024 · 6 minread →
№ 001 was the first. new letters land here on their own.