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Every one of these helps me figure out what's actually landing and what needs to go. Appreciate you taking the second!

Since you're here, a few worth your time

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Oct 21, 2026

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4 min read

The muscle for reaching out has atrophied

You don't lose it all at once. You just stop using it, over and over, until one day you're lying on a floor at 2am and it's simply gone.

Jose Ortiz
Jose Ortiz
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Oct 19, 2026

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3 min read

I designed necessity out of my entire life

The freedom story sounds great until you realize the hard parts were the thing keeping you functional.

Jose Ortiz
Jose Ortiz
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Oct 17, 2026

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4 min read

A life with no room in it for anyone but me

I didn't build it that way by accident. I built it that way on purpose and spent three years calling it freedom.

Jose Ortiz
Jose Ortiz
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The best time to paddle out was two years ago.
The second best time is now.

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