beingblur is not a brand. It is a single notebook with two columns — one on the way we live, one on the things we make. Most weeks bring a letter. There are no metrics on the site.
There is more truth in the spaces between.
In a world obsessed with sharp edges and immediate definitions, I have always found more truth in the spaces between. beingblur is not about a lack of focus, but a deliberate choice to soften the gaze on the frantic demands of modern life — to better see the things that actually matter.
I keep two notebooks here, in parallel.
Being holds the slow column — essays on attention, slowness, the in-between. The bits of life that resist summary and don't fit the language of progress.
Doing holds the craft column — field notes on software, language models, small scripts, and the practice of building thoughtful things without losing yourself in the process.
They are not separate. They are columns of one life I cannot keep apart, and I think the attempt to separate them is part of what makes modern work feel so hollow. So I write them side by side.
There is no schedule. Most weeks bring a new essay. There are no metrics on the site, no pop-ups, no tracking, no clever subject lines. If you want the next piece in your inbox, the subscribe button up top is the only thing I will ever ask of you.
— Blur
One letter, sometimes two, in your inbox each week. Both notebooks — Being and Doing. No tracking, no clever subject lines, easy to leave.