Hello, my dazzling reader!

This is the second note in our new little weekly series — an experiment I’m doing in February and March for paid subscribers that features a short Friday missive (~500 words) sharing one question I’ve been reflecting on over the past week.

Think: less of a polished essay and more of a quick, messy, real time share. Last week’s note (which includes some cute dog pics!) can be found here.

This week’s question is: When is self-discipline a supportive form of self-love, and when is it a sneaky, harmful method of self-coercion?

Let’s get into it.