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Past issues

Weekly Reflection #33 - On Zero Token Architecture

Weekly Reflection #32 - Fear is a Diagnostic Signal

Weekly Reflection #31 - Do Less with Less

Weekly Reflection #30 - Think Before You Debug

Weekly Reflection #29 - Be the Rubber Duck

Weekly Reflection #28 - Gratitude Reset

Weekly Reflection #27 - Delete, Delete, Delete

Weekly Reflection #26 - Deceptively Simple

Weekly Reflection #25 - Filling up the Tank

Weekly Reflection #24 - Conceptual Integrity

Weekly Reflection #23 - Heartbeats and Handcuffs

Weekly Reflection #22 - Always Start With an Empty Bar

Weekly Reflection #21 - Katas and Software Architecture

Weekly Reflection #20 - Play and Rigor

Weekly Reflection #19 - Design for Evolution

Weekly Reflection #18 - Ship with Confidence (For real, this time)

Weekly Reflection #17 - Trust Chains

Weekly Reflection #16 - crafting strategy

Weekly Reflection #15 - Surfing Change

Weekly Reflection #14 - Testing Assumptions

Weekly Reflection #13 - An Illusionist is not a Sorcerer

Weekly Reflection #12 - Mindfulness is a superpower

Weekly Reflection #11 - Intuition and Experimentation

Weekly Reflection #10 - Be Successful on Purpose

Weekly Reflection #9 - Deliberate Effort and FOMO

Weekly Reflection #8 - Mushin and Spontaneity

Weekly Reflection #7 - Simple Systems

Weekly Reflection #6 - Attention and Feedback Loops

Weekly Reflection #5 - Do Fewer Things More Meaningfully

Weekly Reflection #4 - Learning, Experimentation, and Beginner's Mind

Weekly Reflection #3 - AI, Curiosity, and What Won't Change

Weekly Reflection #2 - Mental Shortcuts and Sensible Defaults

Weekly Reflection #1 - Simplicity, Complexity, and Design