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Field notes from building companies: what actually happened — the decision, the result, the receipts — and the lesson that will still be true in thirty years.
The rule
Every note has to pass two tests: it happened, and it will still be true in thirty years.
How this site works
Two tests for every note.
- 1It happened.Every note starts with something I actually did — a decision, a result, a mistake. No borrowed stories, no generated advice.
- 2It lasts.The lesson has to still be true in thirty years. If it depends on this year's tools, prices or headlines, it goes somewhere else.
- 3Decisions go on the record.What I decided, what I expected and — when the date comes — what actually happened. Right or wrong.
- 4Nothing is deleted.When I change my mind, I say so in a new note and link back.
Five threads
The best of each
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