Plainspoken notes, half-finished drafts, and kindly truths said out loud but never mailed. Advice from experience, reflections on hard conversations, and answers to the questions people whisper after the workday’s done.
Unfortunate E-mails
Each unsent version sharpens your internal filter. Over time, patterns emerge. The same promises dressed differently. The same math that only works in slides. The same dependency on “alignment” where ownership should be.
Unfortunate E-mails
You don’t over-promise recovery. You don’t weaponize hope. You don’t say “we just need more data” when what you really need is permission to stop.