What We Lose to Ease

15 May 2026 by Phillip JohnstonIn the previous email, I wrote about finding a practice that strengthens our sense of agency. Today, I want to leverage this sense of agency to build other capacities. We live in a society built around ease, convenience, and instant gratification. We never need to be bored, uninterested, or unknowing – at the very least, our phones are always within close reach. Shipments feel torturously slow if they take longer than two days. And development teams are always seeking ways to “reduce friction” both internally and for customers, often treating friction as a pure cost …

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