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The useful constraint
June 26, 2026
The useful constraint preheader On putting walls around your work, on purpose. The Daily Wick · 2026-06-26 Foundations The useful constraint On putting walls...
The sunk cost you live in
June 25, 2026
The sunk cost you live in preheader On staying somewhere long after the reason for staying has expired. The Daily Wick · 2026-06-25 Foundations The sunk cost...
The single source of truth
June 24, 2026
The single source of truth preheader The quiet cost of keeping things in more than one place. The Daily Wick · 2026-06-24 Foundations The single source of...
The problem with best practices
June 23, 2026
The problem with best practices preheader Borrowed solutions to someone else's problem. The Daily Wick · 2026-06-23 Foundations The problem with best...
The dead hand of defaults
June 22, 2026
The dead hand of defaults preheader Most of how you live was decided before you thought to ask. The Daily Wick · 2026-06-22 Foundations The dead hand of...
Writing things down
June 19, 2026
Writing things down preheader Not for memory. For thinking. The Daily Wick · 2026-06-19 Foundations Writing things down Not for memory. For thinking. “I...
Why constraints clarify
June 18, 2026
Why constraints clarify preheader On the counterintuitive freedom that comes from working within limits. The Daily Wick · 2026-06-18 Foundations Why...
The 2-minute rule, revisited
June 17, 2026
The 2-minute rule, revisited preheader David Allen's rule works. But it's teaching you something bigger. The Daily Wick · 2026-06-17 Foundations The 2-minute...
On commitment and optionality
June 16, 2026
On commitment and optionality preheader Why keeping your options open might be the most expensive choice you make. The Daily Wick · 2026-06-16 Foundations On...
Clearing the decks
June 12, 2026
Clearing the decks preheader What you put away matters as much as what you pick up. The Daily Wick · 2026-06-12 Foundations Clearing the decks What you put...
The slow hunch
June 11, 2026
The slow hunch preheader Why the best ideas take years to arrive — and how to help them along. The Daily Wick · 2026-06-11 Foundations The slow hunch Why the...
One non-negotiable
June 10, 2026
One non-negotiable preheader The thing you do no matter what is the thing that defines you. The Daily Wick · 2026-06-10 Foundations One non-negotiable The...
What first principles actually mean
June 9, 2026
What first principles actually mean preheader Most people talk about first principles thinking. Almost nobody does it. The Daily Wick · 2026-06-09...
The morning ritual myth
June 8, 2026
The morning ritual myth preheader Why copying someone else's morning rarely sticks. The Daily Wick · 2026-06-08 Foundations The morning ritual myth Why...