Fieldnotes #07
On pace, rhythm, and the difference between moving fast and moving constantly.
This month I’ve been thinking a lot about pace — not speed, but rhythm.
There’s a difference between moving fast and moving constantly. I’ve felt the cost of the latter more than once: shallow decisions, reactive work, and a creeping sense that nothing ever quite settles.
Walking has helped. Not in a productivity-hack way, but as a reset. Long stretches without input, letting thoughts arrive instead of chasing them.
This year I want to build a steadier rhythm — in work, writing, and life. Fewer spikes. More continuity.