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Beckett Johnson's avatar

Caught the shoutout in your Suggested Reading my friend- thank you—felt a little like being picked first for cosmic dodgeball. Thanks for including my piece. Loved your breakdown on the gap between control and response — that space is where the real magic (and occasional mild panic) happens. Great read.

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Derek MacDonald's avatar

Mild panic and magic are the essential ingredients of cosmic dodgeball. Right? They are for me at least! Thanks for writing about an often overlooked layer of something we all face. The space between selves seemed a natural fit for talking about the space between control and response. This line jumped out at me "but becoming isn’t branding. And rushing the shift doesn’t make it real—it makes it shallow."

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Sieran Lane's avatar

Wow mapping out your fears rather than your goals! That's a fascinating idea I'd have to check out. :D Also re: our conversation in your Substack note, I don't see anything here that would offend anyone... It all sounds quite gentle and reasonable to me. You didn't say anything merciless or scathing, either. I've also heard that some people unsub because you didn't sub back to them. Or maybe they had email inbox overwhelm and had to unsub from a bunch of newsletters!

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