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Black Belts

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Zach Marshall
Aug 22, 2025
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I’m coming up on a year of posting consistently. I’ll write a longer piece on what I’ve learned from that around the anniversary next month, but as I sit here now, one thing stands out: the best time to write is either very early in the morning or very late at night. When the house is quiet and everyone’s asleep, thoughts land differently.

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