coming to my senses
finding focus in a scattered world
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seek understanding
making the connections we need
let’s build a cooperative, step 10: begin operations
opening the door to a door factory
building a movement
showing respect for the long struggle
institutions won’t save us
they couldn't even save themselves
hierarchy and the tyranny of leaders
building a system where everyone is a pharaoh
sales tax on live presentations
get in, we're making sense of tax law
let's build a cooperative, step 9: convene your first board meeting
i'm really burning through my hyphen budget on this series
heist!
we'll all make out like bandits
just try it
i'm handing you a fork of something delicious
let’s build a cooperative, step 8: convene your first cooperative owners’ meeting
"A Parley of Reviews and Approvals" is the fantasy book I wrote about this step
how i ask questions
interviewing with curiosity
personal
dual
on becoming a member of two empires
working
Targeted Universalism in coalitions
exploring the ant-raft model
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the fourth of july
sufjan stevens' version is better anyway
start the future
let's build a cooperative, step 7: define roles
it takes two (or more) to t̶a̶n̶g̶o̶ start a co-op
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everyone dies but me
leaving the death cult in denial
links
things to read: june
plus a bonus link you barely have to read
working
talk less, listen more
when was the last time a panel of know-it-alls solved anything?
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the nonprofit enshittification trap
it's okay to use words the financial times used first
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letting go
when we can't keep a bad idea down
personal
the joy of many lives
who says you can't do it all?
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faking it
"make it" too close to the sun
working
no strategic errors
doing strategic plans right
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