Blank Pages, Better Decisions, and the Art of Knowing When to Step In
Published on 11.05.2026
The Blank Page Is a Lie
TLDR: Starting from scratch on any piece of writing or creative work isn't romantic, it's inefficient. The real work happens before you ever open a blank document, in capturing, organizing, and connecting ideas over time.
Blank pages, decisions, and weekly readings! 💡
Annie Duke's Four-Principle Checklist for Better Decisions
TLDR: Former world-class poker player Annie Duke offers a four-step framework for making higher-quality decisions, covering how much time to spend, how to surface implicit reasoning, how to quantify fuzzy opinions, and how to avoid groupthink when gathering input.
Blank pages, decisions, and weekly readings! 💡
Three Sharp Reads: Leadership Lines, Frustration Signals, and AI Contributions in Open Source
TLDR: This week's reading list covers when leaders should draw hard lines rather than stay hands-off, how "why can't they just" frustration is actually a diagnostic tool, and why at least one open source project is banning AI-generated contributions entirely.