Welcome to The Ember Walk, a daily reflection where curiosity meets motion. Each short episode invites you to walk, think, and craft with intention. Join David Dysart as he explores the lessons of The Forge, including heat, patience, rhythm, and care. All through stories and insights from the world of enrollment and beyond. Step into the quiet work of building something that lasts.

I like rule trees. They’re ugly, they’re fragile, and they only make sense to the person who built them. But they’re honest. They remind me that every clean automation hides a messy process behind it.

A rule tree is a forge in miniature: conditions and actions, heat and pressure. You strike until it works, then you test whether it holds. The ritual isn’t about building something that never breaks; it’s about knowing exactly where it will.

So often, people think discipline means speed. It doesn’t. Discipline means ritual. It means showing up to test the edges until they stop surprising you.

Here’s your tool: pick one system you built that “just works” and walk through it like an apprentice again. Trace each condition, each action, and ask yourself if it still earns its place. Ritual isn’t repetition. It’s proof that you still respect the work.

You’re walking The Ember Walk. The forge is yours now. Go make something worth the heat.

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