Archive - The Hermetic Letter

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Why I'm rebooting as The Hermetic Letter—and what's in it for you

9 hrs ago •

July 2025

the value of boredom

why downtime creates better work

Jul 31 •

June 2025

May 2025

the remix is our lifeline

making sense of a changing world through creativity.

May 30 •

what melanin really does

May 28 •

design is a form of power

not just what you see—what you feel.

May 23 •

i almost threw away my best work.

sometimes the thing that scares you most is the thing that’s most true.

May 22 •

the best book I ever found had a terrible cover.

some things don’t look important—but they change everything.

May 21 •

“normal” is a spell.

seeing clearly costs comfort first.

May 20 •

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