A little late this week. Blame the time zones (and dodgy train wifi). But here it is: the full chapter audio for From Self to System, now live.

It’s AI-generated, using two voices to turn the content into a conversation. That won’t be everyone’s cup of tea and that’s totally fine. If synthetic narration puts you off, skip this one. No hard feelings.

But if you’re curious, and comfortable with the format, you’ll find a much deeper dive than the Substack essays. Those covered about a third of the chapter. This podcast walks through the full arc:

* The disillusionment with vertical development

* The exhaustion of self-work without systemic traction

* The quiet discovery that connection is infrastructure

* And what it means to stop climbing and start attuning

Listen when you have time to reflect. It’s not fast food. It’s slow-burn.

Let me know what lands. Or what unsettles.

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