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Chris Gibbons 1 min read

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.