Read in order

A short curated path, for new readers.

If you've not read the work before, this is the order to read it in. The full archive lives on essays when you're ready for the whole arc.

ForNew readers TimeAbout twenty-five minutes today, more as the work grows

Where to start.

  1. First

    The manifesto

    On Loopwork.

    Why the practice exists, who it's for, and the methodology it draws on. The shortest piece in the book and the place to start. You'll know within ten minutes whether the rest is for you.

    Read the essay

    Published.

    ~10 minutes · ~2,400 words

  2. Next

    Foundations

    Two loops.

    The joint the rest of the book leans on. The machine's making loop, the human's loop of experience, and the practitioner as the coupling that keeps the two in time without merging them.

    Read the essay

    Published.

    ~8 minutes

  3. Then

    Foundations

    A phase you can fake.

    Where AI both speeds the lifecycle up and lets a phase be faked. How to tell when the machine has done real work, and when it has only made the file look done.

    Read the essay

    Published.

    ~5 minutes