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I Quit Smoking 29 Years Ago. I’m Still a Smoker.
Some things you quit. Some things never completely leave you.
Aug 15
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I Wanted to Be Kirk. I Became Scotty.
Somewhere along the way, I stopped asking where we were going.
Aug 1
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JP Bristol
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July 2026
The Erasing Is the Work
Why experience isn't about knowing more. It's about ignoring more.
Jul 4
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JP Bristol
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June 2026
The Most Important Thing I Learned in Earth Science Had Nothing to Do with Earth Science
Sometimes the most valuable lesson has nothing to do with the subject being taught.
Jun 27
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JP Bristol
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The Day MacGyver Beat AI
The Future Belongs to People Who Know What They Already Know
Jun 20
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JP Bristol
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The Access Tax
The Door You Opened
Jun 13
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JP Bristol
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The Most Dangerous Thing I Built Was Competence
The Youngest Person in the Room
Jun 6
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JP Bristol
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May 2026
Nobody Called It Reinvention
We were just trying to get ice cream.
May 30
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JP Bristol
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Gone Before I Could Say Goodbye
Most people do not realize they are writing their obituary in real time.
May 23
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JP Bristol
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The Self-Investment Audit
Why growth starts feeling dangerous once people depend on you.
May 20
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JP Bristol
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The Calculator Only Comes Out for Growth
Why we question self-investment harder than almost anything else.
May 16
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JP Bristol
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The Competence Trap
When mastery stops feeling like growth and starts feeling like maintenance.
May 13
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JP Bristol
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