Field Notes From The Rebellion

Who You Were Before You Plugged In

A field note on burnout, orientation, and the self that was here before the system found it.

Jun 13 • Nicholas Whitaker

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April 2026

Get The Fuck Out Of Your Inbox, and Focus On What Matters.

A manager said it to me once. He was right, and he was describing a trap I would not see for years.

Apr 30 • Nicholas Whitaker

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The C.H.E.A.T Code To Reclaiming Your Capacity

The equation I wish someone had shown me before I burned out and crashed at Google

Apr 12 • Nicholas Whitaker

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March 2026

What I believe about work, identity, and how to prepare for what's coming.

A manifesto for mid-career professionals who see the writing on the wall and choose to respond with courage.

Mar 22 • Nicholas Whitaker

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January 2026

The Quiet Rebellion Of Not Participating

A month of withdrawal, capacity-building, and economic protest

Jan 31 • Nicholas Whitaker

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Bearing Witness As A Form Of Rebellion

The”Slow Deep Activism” of self regulation, building community, and reclaiming our capacity in times of volatility.

Jan 25 • Nicholas Whitaker

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December 2025

Next Year Will Be Different Though

I spent an hour this morning watching the sun rise.

Dec 31, 2025 • Nicholas Whitaker

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What We Meet In The Thresholds

A meditation on wintering, resistance, and who we are at the hinge-point of the year.

Dec 21, 2025 • Nicholas Whitaker

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A Threshold Written Into the Year

Reflections on stillness, cycles, and the quiet return of light

Dec 12, 2025 • Nicholas Whitaker

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November 2025

What Near Life Experiences Reveal to Us in Volatile Times

How cultural volatility exposes the truths we’ve been avoiding

Nov 28, 2025 • Nicholas Whitaker

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Living in Layers: When Wakefulness Becomes a Threat

When you embrace ambiguity, They’ll Call You Woke

Nov 10, 2025 • Nicholas Whitaker

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September 2025

Rebellion against a life of quiet desperation

On Leadership, Illusions, and the Rebellion of Repair

Sep 14, 2025 • Nicholas Whitaker

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