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@joanwestenberg.com thisisstudioself.com/

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@phoenix.tapbots.com Fuck cancer. I’m sorry.

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@joanwestenberg.com it’s me, I’m people

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@joanwestenberg.com Sometimes the answer is to delete everything and start over. Sometimes it’s to lean into the discomfort and see where it leads.

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But the answer is never to pretend the discomfort doesn’t exist.

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Your words are a mirror. Are you brave enough to look?

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7/7

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@joanwestenberg.com The professional writer treats that uncomfortable moment as data. They ask: what does this discomfort tell me about what I actually believe? Where are the gaps between my certainty and my knowledge?

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@joanwestenberg.com When you say your product is for everyone, you’ve said it’s for no one. When you hedge every claim, you’ve made no promise worth keeping.

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5/7

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@joanwestenberg.com The discomfort (when you don’t give into it) means you’re doing something right. You’re creating something specific enough to be wrong about. You’re taking a position that someone might disagree with.

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4/7

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@joanwestenberg.com The amateur writer feels this discomfort and immediately starts hedging. “I think maybe…” “It’s possible that…” “Some might argue…” They turn crisp ideas into committee-speak, hoping to avoid the responsibility of having an actual point of view.

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This is exactly backwards.

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3/7

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@joanwestenberg.com The hard part happens ~after you write the sentence. When you read it back and realize you’ve just committed to an idea, and damn it but you’ve got to actually believe it.

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2/7

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@joanwestenberg.com

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@joanwestenberg.com Probably could / should be. One of these days.

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@joanwestenberg.com thisisstudioself.com

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@joanwestenberg.com Way too young.

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@joanwestenberg.com Honestly, I’d say so

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@joanwestenberg.com “I didn’t watch your video but here’s why it’s wrong”

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@joanwestenberg.com I’m ready to be naive again.

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Starting now.

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@joanwestenberg.com Most of all, I want to remember what it feels like to hope for something without immediately calculating the probability of disappointment.

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The world has enough people explaining why things won’t work. What it needs are people willing to be wrong about the possibility that they might.

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15/16

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@joanwestenberg.com I want to get back to building things instead of just critiquing them. I want to be surprised by success instead of satisfied by failure. I want to care about the outcome more than I care about being right.

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@joanwestenberg.com Both avoid the harder work of engaging with reality as it actually unfolds, messy and unpredictable and occasionally miraculous.

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@joanwestenberg.com None of that happened because I was realistic about the odds.

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I’m starting to think that cynicism isn’t the opposite of naivety; it’s just naivety in a different direction. The naive optimist believes everything will work out. The naive cynic believes nothing will.

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12/16

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@joanwestenberg.com The optimist in me used to see possibility everywhere. Yes, that led to some spectacular failures and embarrassing miscalculations. But it also led to the best things I’ve ever done, the most meaningful connections I’ve made, the work I’m most proud of.

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@joanwestenberg.com What if I’m wrong about being right all the time? What if my cynicism is laziness - a way to avoid the vulnerable work of believing in something that might not work out? It’s much easier to be skeptical than to be invested. Much safer to predict failure than to risk disappointment.

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10/16

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@joanwestenberg.com But I’m tired of it. I’m tired of the weight of always expecting the worst. I’m tired of the way cynicism closes doors before I even know what’s behind them. I’m tired of how it makes me a spectator to other folks’ hope instead of actively participating in my own.

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9/16

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@joanwestenberg.com I’ve become addicted to being right about things going wrong.

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@joanwestenberg.com Lately, I’ve caught myself rolling my eyes at enthusiasm. I watch someone get excited about their new idea and my first instinct is to catalog the ways it will fail. Not maliciously - I tell myself I’m being helpful, realistic, saving them from future pain. But the truth is uglier than that.

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5/16

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The Bible, the periodic table, and the three-act structure all succeed for the same reason: optimized compression architecture.\nparagraph.com/@signalvs…

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The tech industry has a trust deficit that’s reaching crisis levels. Companies that bridge this gap with radical transparency will capture the enormous unclaimed “honesty premium.”\nparagraph.com/@signalvs…

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Speed killed depth.

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Scale killed trust.

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The feed killed context.

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The result? A media system that can publish everything and still say nothing.\nparagraph.com/@signalvs…

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You can write a perfect article.

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Check every source. Nail every fact.

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But if it doesn’t make the feed, it doesn’t make a dent.

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Distribution is reality now.

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“Just Do It” built Nike into a $50 billion empire.

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But most people wearing Nike right now have never heard Dan Wieden’s name.

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Why real influence doesn’t chase cheap attention:\nwww.signalvs.com/influence…

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Complexity feels like progress, but it’s often just a trap.

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Mastery isn’t about adding layers—it’s about stripping them away. The best athletes, writers, and entrepreneurs all simplify.

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New video: Complexity is a Trap 👇\nwww.youtube.com/watch

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The world is burning whether you watch it, read about it, spiral over it - or not.

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But in your circle of control, you can build something that matters.

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Something real.

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Something that helps.\nwww.joanwestenberg.com/your-worl…

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Mastery isn’t adding layers. It’s peeling them away until only the essential remains.

\n

Life can be simple. We choose to make it complex. The art is knowing what to keep.\nwww.joanwestenberg.com/complexit…

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“Hitler accidentally sent troops into Poland in what some commentators are calling a move similar to an invasion”

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Rediscover Meaning Through Struggle: Learn why discomfort isn’t something to fear but something to embrace.

\n

joanwestenberg.gumroad.com/l/dcyhu

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Rebel Optimism: How We Thrive in a Broken World

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www.joanwestenberg.com/rebel-opt…

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Comfort zones are prisons. Friction is about breaking free. Read it if you’re ready to choose discomfort, growth, and control over apathy and passivity.

\n

joanwestenberg.gumroad.com/l/dcyhu

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How Liberalism Lost Its Way: Uncover the core contradictions that have turned liberal ideals into liabilities.

\n

joanwestenberg.gumroad.com/l/ehfxy

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If you’ve got a brilliant idea but feel stuck waiting for permission to pursue it, this book could be for you.

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joanwestenberg.gumroad.com/l/gOepf

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When people believe that their feelings define reality, they’re incredibly easy to manipulate.

\n

Read more 👉 www.joanwestenberg.com/how-to-de…

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Continuing to entertain long-debunked ideas in the name of “asking questions” isn’t open-mindedness; it’s a waste of time and mental energy.

\n

www.youtube.com/watch

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How to Create Without Permission: Stop waiting for validation.

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joanwestenberg.gumroad.com/l/gOepf

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The world is optimized for apathy—designed to keep us comfortable, distracted, and disengaged. In Friction, I explore how we can reclaim struggle as a force for meaning and growth. It’s not easy, but it’s necessary.

\n

joanwestenberg.gumroad.com/l/dcyhu

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You can have $1 million today, or you can have a penny that doubles every day for 100 years. What do you do? And how much are your grandkids going to hate you

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www.joanwestenberg.com/the-art-o…

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Tasks duplicate, notifications flood in from every angle, and the amount of energy spent maintaining these integrations starts to rival the energy spent on actual work.

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DIY: my book about going your own way, and doing it yourself. No matter what.

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Order The Decline: Liberalism on the Ropes now and take a hard, honest look at what’s next.

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What if platforms included features to help users evaluate the significance of their engagement relative to their limited time?

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Our lack of critical thinking explains so many complex societal threads — technology, media, economics, education, demographics, and culture.

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Read more 👉 www.joanwestenberg.com/the-death…

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In fields like AI and policy forecasting, where yesterday’s data might already be irrelevant, non-frequentist models give decision-makers a way to stay responsive in real time, embracing uncertainty rather than pretending they’ve got all the answers.

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Read more 👉 www.joanwestenberg.com/why-non-f…

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