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Short pieces between books. Tools that worked, tools that didn't, and what the research actually says.

the door, most mornings

Tools · 20 September 2026

Knowing what to do isn't the problem. Starting is.

The first thirty seconds of a task cost more than the next hour. Here's a two-minute tool for getting across them, and why your brain finds them so expensive.
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Canterbury, looking west

Behind the books · 18 September 2026

Elisa isn't my real name

A short introduction: where I write from, who I live with, and why the name on the cover is a pen name.
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