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Friday 16 January 2026 · week 73

Pausing

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Friday 16 Jan 2026

Quickly, before bed.

Did the arithmetic out loud, on the page, no rounding. It is a lot. Seeing it written down was steadying rather than frightening, which I had not expected.

Pausing for two months. Not a failure, not a moral event, just a month where the money is not there.

Price went up mid-year and I had a very unglamorous evening with a calculator and a cup of tea.

Surf at six.

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From people who share a circle with Col.

Seren17 Jan 2026

Bookmarking. This is the clearest description of a plateau I have read anywhere.

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Stellan17 Jan 2026

The bit about the two hours before is exactly it. I have never seen anyone put it that way.

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