Substack Weekly Finds for 11/21/25
Five perspectives on cutting noise, gaining clarity, and working with more intention.
These five articles all circle around one idea: clarity. Clarity in how we work, how we communicate, how we age, how we market, and how we create. Each writer approaches it from a different angle, but together they offer a simple message—your environment, your priorities, and your systems shape your output more than raw effort ever will.
Below are the highlights from each piece, paired with a short video summary for quick digestion.
Less Room, Better Work
This article by Kevin Ertell looks at how constraints sharpen focus. When you reduce physical and mental clutter, you naturally get more done. The author argues that smaller spaces, fewer choices, and tighter boundaries create better work because they reduce the drag of constant micro-decisions.
Marketing Operating System
This piece by Andreas Fuchs reframes marketing as a system rather than a collection of disconnected tools. A Marketing Operating System (MOS) aligns strategy, process, and insights into one continuous loop—Know, Analyze, Orchestrate, and Engage. The idea is simple: when the entire system works together and learns together, marketing becomes more scalable, more adaptive, and far more effective.
Aging Out of F*cks: The Neuroscience of Why You Suddenly Can’t Pretend Anymore
Ellen Scherr takes a look at why caring less isn’t a personality shift but a neurological one. As the brain matures, it prunes connections, prioritizes stability, and stops rewarding performative behavior. The result: more honesty, more clarity, and far fewer wasted emotions on things that don’t matter.
Our Obsession with Efficiency Is Killing Creativity
Julie Fratantoni, PhD looks at why caring less isn’t a personality shift but a neurological one. As the brain matures, it prunes connections, prioritizes stability, and stops rewarding performative behavior. The result: more honesty, more clarity, and far fewer wasted emotions on things that don’t matter.
How to Articulate Yourself Intelligently
DAN KOE breaks articulation down into a skill built through clearer thinking, not just better wording. He explains how strong articulation comes from slowing down your thoughts, questioning assumptions, reading higher-quality material, and refining ideas through writing. The core message: if you can think with more precision, you can communicate with more precision—and that becomes a real advantage in work and life.
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