2025 Year-End Letter

What worked and didn't work this year, and what's next for 2026.

Dec 28, 2025

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November 2025

Your Perfectionism is Lying to You

Unpacking the counterintuitive approach that actually drives creative success

Nov 30, 2025

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The Myth of the Perfect Setup

Why Gear Acquisition Syndrome makes creators busy, but not better.

Nov 23, 2025 • Patrick Morgan

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The Rhythm of Creative Progress

What endurance training taught me about the cycles of creative growth.

Nov 16, 2025 • Patrick Morgan

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When Work Stopped Being a Place

How we gained flexibility and lost apprenticeship.

Nov 9, 2025 • Patrick Morgan

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Solitude Is No Longer About Being Alone

Solitude used to be a place. Now it’s a practice.

Nov 2, 2025 • Patrick Morgan

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October 2025

The School of Rejection

Don't fear rejection. Become fluent in it.

Oct 27, 2025 • Patrick Morgan

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Power Law Careers

The collapse of tech's middle class in a winner-take-most world

Oct 20, 2025 • Patrick Morgan

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September 2025

Picasso's Bull: The Art of Earning Simplicity

The iterative path from complex to essential

Sep 8, 2025

7

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Mac Miller: The Hollow Promise of Success

On wealth, work, and why comfort without connection leaves us empty

Sep 2, 2025

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June 2025

Finding My Way Back to Unknown Arts

Why I'm choosing curiosity and authenticity over career content

Jun 30, 2025

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Be a Skill Surfer

Ride the waves of your curiosity to a more fulfilling career

Jun 15, 2025

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