It’s the middle of June and the year has folded over on itself faster than I expected. I’ve just closed out a long stretch of research work, and for the first time in a while my calendar has white space in it. I’m trying not to fill all of it.
Working on
Mostly winding down and writing up. I’ve been turning half-finished notes into proper posts — the kind I kept telling myself I’d “publish later.” Later is now. This very page is part of that: a small public commitment to keep showing up on the page even when the thought isn’t fully formed.
Reading
A little fiction at night to balance the technical reading during the day. I’ve noticed I think better on days that start with twenty quiet pages and end with twenty more.
Thinking about
- What I actually want the next year to look like, now that the obvious next step isn’t obvious.
- How to write more honestly here — less performance, more field notes.
- Whether “doing less, but deliberately” is a strategy or just a nice thing to say.
This is a now page — a snapshot of where my head is at, not a permanent record. When life shifts, so will this. If you want to know what I’m up to, this is the most honest place to look.