The Remarkable Fools Letter

The Remarkable Fools Letter

time getting thin?

time to coast

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Jim Dalling
Sep 26, 2025
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Dear reader, it’s been a while.

It’s been a while since I worked for someone else.

Oh yes, for almost a decade, I had a practice.

What did I practice?

Well…

I practiced surfing

And dreaming

And juggling.

And I practiced connecting with and creating with other people.

Now?

Now I have a j.o.b.

It’s been liberating.

While at the same time, this whole ‘working’ thing wears me out.

On days off I’d be champing at the bit to go surfing.

Right now though, during ‘busy season’?

At the end of the work week all I want to do is take it easy.

So right meow?

I’m coasting.

Work is a hill. Sometimes it’s a grinding climb.

Other times, a thrilling decent.

And after?

Sometimes all we can do is coast.

Stand up on the pedals.

Feel the wind whipping through you.

Let those wheels roll.

Take a break.

You deserve it.

The hills are calling.

Before you know it, you’ll be grinding again.

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