Pete's Newsletter

A Sense of Direction

Dreams without screens and a song that sounds like autumn.

Nov 6 • 

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October 2025

The Ghost

What is looking back at you?

Oct 31 • 

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Evening on the Piazza

A love letter to piazzas, the passeggiata, and how quiet rituals can make your life feel whole.

Oct 22 • 

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Almost Missed It

A Wednesday Evening with Oliver Burkeman

Oct 10 • 

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The Search for a New Counterculture

On work, values, and meaning in a world without counterculture.

Oct 3 • 

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September 2025

Report on the Blue Planet

Sometimes the best way to see ourselves is through distant eyes. These two come from the edges of the Milky Way.

Sep 25 • 

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The Courage to Slow Down

On work, distraction and the fight to stay human — with a few book, podcast, and music recommendations.

Sep 19 • 

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The Gifts We Inherit

A morning hike in Austin and Renaissance walls in Italy show how much of life is shaped by people we’ll never know.

Sep 12 • 

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Why More People Should Write a Newsletter

Why you should write for yourself and then hit publish anyway.

Sep 4 • 

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August 2025

Vertical Time

What you can find when you look up.

Aug 29 • 

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The Moments Unplanned

This week’s story comes from our summer in Italy — about an empty boat, fatherhood, and what happens when you leave space for what can arrive on its…

Aug 21 • 

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4,000 Weeks

Notes and reflections from Oliver Burkeman's book Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals.

Aug 14 • 

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