Purpose

Dear friend who asked why I started this blog,

Here’s the honest answer: writing is how I figure out what I think. Not a manifesto on life, not a platform I’m building. Just an outlet — the same reason Thomas Merton kept his journals, minus the monastery.

My thoughts keep me up at night if I don’t get them down on paper. And I read constantly, but I’ve watched every note-taking system I’ve tried slide right off me — highlights and annotations that get made once and never opened again.

Go Deeper

A few weeks ago I found something that’s actually sticking: the 7-Word Summary, which I picked up from a piece on Medium. The rules are simple enough that I’ve kept them:

• Keep one notebook, digital or paper.
• After a chapter or passage worth keeping, summarize the takeaway in seven words or fewer.
• Review a few notes morning or evening.
• Weekly, pick one and apply it.
• Share one in conversation.

I’ll be posting these regularly — 7WS entries pulled from whatever I’m rereading or skimming that week. Consider this letter your invitation to follow along, or better yet, to try the habit yourself.

This will not only be a book review blog. I will be also have some commentaries on things I witness, see, or experience in everyday life.

Or maybe you have a specific question that you would like my thoughts on.

No comment section here. If any of this lands with you, you can reach me at: X, LinkedIn, or the email links below in the sidebar.

Yours,
rs

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