The concepts.
Four diagrams. Each one is an idea I keep coming back to. When an essay references a concept, this is the page it links to. Bookmark any one as the canonical reference.
ship · gate · pass or revise
Taste as a Deploy Gate
A named, pre-decided criterion that decides whether a piece of work passes — before feelings get in. The fastest way to keep a shop honest.
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ship · observe · revise
The Learning Loop
Tutorials are an inferior substitute for shipping. Learning rate equals the inverse of loop length. Cut the loop length; learning compounds.
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every tool decays · honeymoon → workarounds → fight
The Half-Life of a Good Tool
A working tool degrades silently. The decision threshold isn't 'is it broken?' — it's 'is the next adoption cheaper than the next workaround?'
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five surfaces · one inbox · weekly review
The System I Actually Use
The actual five surfaces I use to keep work moving — capture, daily, projects, reference, archive — and the weekly review that prunes them.
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