Why Trying Harder Doesn’t Work | Field Note No. 43

Milly Tamati on trusting a practice she kept failing at.

Nov 1 • Lindsey Lerner

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October 2026

You’re Not an Overachiever. You Just Need Someone to See You. | Field Note No. 42

Matthew Dicks has won 65 Moth StorySLAM championships and taught thousands of people to find the truth in their own lives. He spent hours at a lake…

Oct 18 • Lindsey Lerner

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Ep. 5 Busy Is a F*cking Disease — Field Notes Radio

What I learned from 50 days on tour with some of the country's biggest musicians.

Oct 9 • Lindsey Lerner

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A Pleasure to Have in Class

And a big help, and a great kid, and available to everyone who ever asked.

Oct 2 • Lindsey Lerner

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September 2026

Two Ways to Measure Your Work

Caitlin Kawaguchi on six years of long-shot campaigns, the ledger nobody pays you to keep, and the record that ends up mattering more than the win.

Sep 27 • Lindsey Lerner

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The Practice Nobody Sees

Genevieve and Nishi on trusting yourself before you're any good at it.

Sep 4 • Lindsey Lerner

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August 2026

Ep. 4 The Leadership Lie — Field Notes Radio

What's left when you cut the performing.

Aug 14 • Lindsey Lerner

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July 2026

Caring This Much Was Never the Problem

A Field Note about the difference between being praised and being seen with Cat Addo.

Jul 31 • Lindsey Lerner

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Ep 3. The Forgetting (and Remembering) — Field Notes Radio

The Belief That Work Comes Before Rest and Where It Came From

Jul 17 • Lindsey Lerner

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The Gap Between Forgetting and Remembering

On doing the thing before you're ready to explain why.

Jul 10 • Lindsey Lerner and Maricella Herrera

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Ep. 2 The Self You've Been Too Busy to Be — Field Notes Radio

A woman in my workshop said it's all content, it's all brand. I haven't stopped thinking about it since.

Jul 3 • Lindsey Lerner

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June 2026

When the Inside Matches the Outside

Emily Pantel on self-estrangement, following the fun, and what it feels like to finally come home.

Jun 26 • Lindsey Lerner and Emily / Self Over Should

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