# action plan — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 12 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover action plan. Page: Feed: --- ## [Again. This Time with Feeling.](https://gentlediscipline.substack.com/p/again-this-time-with-feeling) _2026-08-18 · Gentle Discipline with Rich Mulder_ The purpose of discipline is its own disappearance. ## [The Pain Alarm Messaging I Don't Agree With](https://everydaypain.libsyn.com/the-pain-alarm-messaging-i-dont-agree-with) _2026-08-18 · Conversations About Everyday Pain_ Episode summary Pain science often describes pain as a smoke detector that's become oversensitive. Dr. Ya-Ling explains where that idea is genuinely useful, why it doesn't apply to most of the pain she sees, and how applying it too early may help create the very chronic pain it was meant to address. Along the way, the real explanation for morning back stiffness. In this episode • Why low back… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/everydaypain/Podcast_2026-08-18.mp3?dest-id=760660) ## [My Lab Panel: What I Order Twice a Year, and Why “Normal” Doesn’t Always Mean What You Think](https://howardluksmd.substack.com/p/my-lab-panel-what-i-order-twice-a) _2026-08-17 · Howard Luks MD · Built to Move, Born to Heal: Notes on Midlife Fitness_ Fewer than one in ten American adults is metabolically healthy. ## [Why the energy transition looks like an energy addition](https://janrosenow.substack.com/p/why-the-energy-transition-looks-like) _2026-08-16 · Jan Rosenow · Bright Spots_ The energy addition framing has a point. But it draws the wrong conclusions. ## [Low Back Training: My Back Pain Protocol. Saturday Action Plan](https://howardluksmd.substack.com/p/low-back-training-my-back-pain-protocol) _2026-08-15 · Howard Luks MD · Built to Move, Born to Heal: Notes on Midlife Fitness_ I see a lot of patients with back pain... I have it too... These are the exercises I use to keep my back happy... well.. happier. ## [Civil Society and the IDB discuss the future of the South Connection Program in Brasília: Can South Connection turn a shared diagnosis into real change?](https://bankinformationcenter.substack.com/p/south-connection-brasilia-workshop) _2026-08-14 · Bank Information Center · BIC's Substack_ The IDB has made new commitments to strengthen participation and transparency under South Connection. The next test is whether these commitments translate into meaningful changes. ## [The Boring Stuff Wins](https://howardluksmd.substack.com/p/boring-especially-when-training-for) _2026-08-13 · Howard Luks MD · Built to Move, Born to Heal: Notes on Midlife Fitness_ Boring habits builds consistency, and consistency is what actually drives capacity and changes lives. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210974512/49ca8b077a81b9d8df7806367a85a816.mp3) ## [Build a Life You Don't Want to Escape From](https://gentlediscipline.substack.com/p/build-a-life-you-dont-want-to-escape) _2026-08-13 · Rich Mulder · Gentle Discipline with Rich Mulder_ Jari Roomer made zero dollars for eighteen months and delivered cars to make rent. Now he runs the most successful Substack growth program on the platform. Guest 008 of the Gentle Discipline Podcast. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210094343/6baaaf7ffcfb0d659b022ffdedd7c460.mp3) ## [The Truth About Food and Your Aching Joints](https://howardluksmd.substack.com/p/the-truth-about-food-and-your-aching) _2026-08-12 · Howard Luks MD · Built to Move, Born to Heal: Notes on Midlife Fitness_ Can you find the cure for your arthritic joints in the supermarket? ## [Show Me What You Made and I'll Stop Asking About Your Screen Time](https://gentlediscipline.substack.com/p/show-me-what-you-made-and-ill-stop) _2026-08-11 · Gentle Discipline with Rich Mulder_ You don't feel like shit because you spent two hours on your phone. You feel like shit because nothing came out of you all week. ## [Snapshot Showdown on Google Play (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/65oImhvwYpWb) _2026-08-11 · **Sponsored**_ Available on Google Play for Android devices. ## [Why I'd Rather See You Before It Gets Bad](https://everydaypain.libsyn.com/why-id-rather-see-you-before-it-gets-bad) _2026-08-11 · Conversations About Everyday Pain_ Episode summary Dr. Ya-Ling explains the self-interested reason she keeps asking people to speak up about small things — and why the dramatic relief that looks so impressive in a treatment room is almost never the outcome she's after. This episode is about the difference between rescue and lasting change, and about the two reasons people wait. In this episode • Why arriving in crisis produces the… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/everydaypain/Podcast_2026-08-11.mp3?dest-id=760660) ## [Intensity Belongs in Your Training: An Intro To Sprints, Strides, and Hills.](https://howardluksmd.substack.com/p/sprints-strides-and-hills-why-intensity) _2026-08-10 · Howard Luks MD · Built to Move, Born to Heal: Notes on Midlife Fitness_ Today we're going to learn how to move fast... and why it's important. ## [Why are German heat pumps so much more expensive?](https://janrosenow.substack.com/p/why-are-german-heat-pumps-so-much) _2026-08-09 · Jan Rosenow · Bright Spots_ Could generous subsidies help push up heat pump prices? The evidence suggests at least in part that may be the case. ## [Saturday Action Plan: Fun Power Training--Med Ball Slams](https://howardluksmd.substack.com/p/saturday-action-plan-fun-power-training) _2026-08-08 · Howard Luks MD · Built to Move, Born to Heal: Notes on Midlife Fitness_ A FUN Way to Train Power, Balance, and Confidence ## [From the Archive: Yes, The U.S. Coast Guard Can Build Icebreakers in Foreign Shipyards (Updated)](https://sixtydegreesnorth.substack.com/p/from-the-archive-yes-the-us-coast) _2026-08-07 · Peter Rybski · Sixty Degrees North_ My original article from May 2024 describing the legal issues surrounding the construction of U.S. Coast Guard and/or U.S. Navy ships overseas, plus an update covering the Arctic Security Cutter Deal. ## [Did the World Bank and IDB address civil society’s concerns in their Full Mutual Reliance Framework?](https://bankinformationcenter.substack.com/p/world-bank-idb-full-mutual-reliance-framework) _2026-08-06 · Bank Information Center · BIC's Substack_ Now that both the World Bank and IDB have approved their co-financing framework, many core concerns remain unaddressed, and key questions about how it will operate in practice remain unanswered. ## [The Power Of Consistency](https://howardluksmd.substack.com/p/the-power-of-consistency) _2026-08-06 · Howard Luks MD · Built to Move, Born to Heal: Notes on Midlife Fitness_ When 'training for life'-- consistency blows away intensity ## [Edgewalkers in a Deeply Complex World](https://gentlediscipline.substack.com/p/edgewalkers-in-a-deeply-complex-world) _2026-08-06 · Rich Mulder · Gentle Discipline with Rich Mulder_ Dave Schoof spent 19 years in US counterintelligence and now hunts the anxiety humming under his clients' lives. For the successful and sleepless at 3am. Guest 007 of the Gentle Discipline Podcast. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209930886/c4afb2c41ae344fd662f98cb4347e242.mp3) ## [Module 14: Balance](https://howardluksmd.substack.com/p/module-14-balance) _2026-08-05 · Howard Luks MD · Built to Move, Born to Heal: Notes on Midlife Fitness_ You lose balance much younger than you might think. Falls are a major cause of demise and disability. What causes a loss of balance, and how can we improve it? ## [My Best Friend Ghosted Me](https://gentlediscipline.substack.com/p/my-best-friend-ghosted-me) _2026-08-04 · Gentle Discipline with Rich Mulder_ So I wrote him a message that is unforgivable. Anger is a self portrait. ## [Production-grade web engineering (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/2yUHWSR3zStG) _2026-08-04 · **Sponsored**_ Senior engineers who rebuild or launch scalable web products with enterprise rigor ## [The 71-Year-Old Who Knew Not to Wait](https://everydaypain.libsyn.com/the-71-year-old-who-knew-not-to-wait) _2026-08-04 · Conversations About Everyday Pain_ Episode summary One of the fittest patients on Dr. Ya-Ling's schedule came in to talk about a little stiffness in her back in the mornings — a complaint most people would never have mentioned. This episode is about why she did, and about the quiet cultural rule that says a symptom has to be big enough before it's allowed to count. In this episode • The 71-year-old patient who trains several times… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/everydaypain/Podcast_2026-08-04.mp3?dest-id=760660) ## [The Two Ledgers: Measuring Your Consumption and Creation Habits](https://gentlediscipline.substack.com/p/the-two-ledgers-measuring-your-consumption) _2026-08-04 · Gentle Discipline with Rich Mulder_ Then providing an action plan based on the information you discover. ## [From the Archive: What a Second Trump Administration Might Mean for Icebreakers](https://sixtydegreesnorth.substack.com/p/from-the-archive-what-a-second-trump) _2026-08-03 · Peter Rybski · Sixty Degrees North_ If his first term serves as a guide, the U.S. Coast Guard just might end up with some allied built icebreakers before the end of his second. ## [Healthy Knees Part 2: When Metabolism, Genetics and Alignment Meet Cartilage](https://howardluksmd.substack.com/p/healthy-knees-part-2-when-metabolism) _2026-08-03 · Howard Luks MD · Built to Move, Born to Heal: Notes on Midlife Fitness_ Part 2 of your guide to healthy knees ## [Why I'm an energy transition optimist](https://janrosenow.substack.com/p/why-im-an-energy-transition-optimist) _2026-08-02 · Jan Rosenow · Bright Spots_ The case for energy transition optimism has never been stronger. ## [Acting Under Secretary of the Navy Toti on Fixing Shipbuilding](https://sixtydegreesnorth.substack.com/p/acting-undersecretary-of-the-navy) _2026-08-01 · Peter Rybski · Sixty Degrees North_ In a recent Center for Maritime Security podcast, Mr. Bill Toti explains how the Departments of War and the Navy are working to improve shipbuilding outcomes. ## [IFP Update: July 2026](https://instituteforprogress.substack.com/p/ifp-update-july-2026) _2026-07-31 · IFP · IFP_ We saw a major housing policy milestone in July: the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act became law. ## [Coming Home with Claire Franklin](https://gentlediscipline.substack.com/p/coming-home-with-claire-franklin) _2026-07-30 · Rich Mulder · Gentle Discipline with Rich Mulder_ Growing up with narcissistic parents, the divorce story she overheard in a gym changing room, and the idea of irrelevance in relationships. Guest 006 of the Gentle Discipline Podcast. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209130928/08b7eecca8dc552e67ad0b4b90fdab91.mp3) ## [Episode 8: Walking Is NOT a Waste... and Walking With Weight.](https://howardluksmd.substack.com/p/episode-8-walking-is-not-a-waste) _2026-07-30 · Howard Luks MD · Built to Move, Born to Heal: Notes on Midlife Fitness_ In this episode, I trace the 10,000-step number back to where it actually started, a 1960s pedometer marketing campaign in Japan, and walk through what the current evidence actually shows about how many steps are needed to protect your health. ## [It's Time We Stopped Laughing at the Crazy Uncle Investment Portfolio](https://gentlediscipline.substack.com/p/its-time-we-stopped-laughing-at-the) _2026-07-28 · Gentle Discipline with Rich Mulder_ Land, gold, Bitcoin, and ammo to outrun the federal money printer. Receipts, plus the $300-a-month Build From Zero plan. ## [Retro Grid Dungeon Crawler (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/0eMsvfyh2Rht) _2026-07-28 · **Sponsored**_ Retro grid movement with first-person combat, loot and skill-tree progression. ## [The Critic Who Caught Herself Being Critical](https://everydaypain.libsyn.com/the-critic-who-caught-herself-being-critical) _2026-07-28 · Conversations About Everyday Pain_ Episode summary: Dr. Ya-Ling shares more of the patient-experience from this week's Substack—a woman who recognized herself as an Achiever, then a Protector, then a Critic at different stages of her life, and then caught herself judging herself for being a Critic. A warm, funny look at what happens when self-awareness turns into another round of self-judgment, and what to ask instead. In this… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/everydaypain/Podcast_2026-07-27.mp3?dest-id=760660) ## [Summer 2026 Newsletter](https://bankinformationcenter.substack.com/p/summer-2026-newsletter) _2026-07-27 · Bank Information Center · BIC's Substack_ We're sharing some of our latest updates and analyses. ## [Where Should Your Company’s AI Brain Live?](https://www.iamcharliegraham.com/where-should-your-companys-ai-brain-live/) _2026-07-27 · Charlie Graham · I Am Charlie Graham_ Companies are scrambling to build AI brains. Most are choosing where it lives by accident, before they understand how hard it will be to move. ## [The bill we never see](https://janrosenow.substack.com/p/the-bill-we-never-see) _2026-07-26 · Jan Rosenow · Bright Spots_ The hidden costs of electricity, and the good news about counting them ## [USCG Icebreaker Healy Experienced "Significant Engineering Casualty" on July 13, Towed into Seattle](https://sixtydegreesnorth.substack.com/p/uscg-icebreaker-healy-experienced) _2026-07-24 · Peter Rybski · Sixty Degrees North_ Healy also suffered significant engineering casualties in 2020 and 2024 that cancelled or truncated her annual Arctic patrol. It is not clear whether this year's patrol will be affected. ## [Scam of the week: Request for Proposal](https://blog.hellojacana.com/p/scam-of-the-week-request-for-proposal) _2026-07-23 · Dan Nelms · Jacana_ This month, one of our early testers, a brand consultant named Jen, received a “Request for Proposal” from a vendor she works with all the time. ## [July 2026 U.S. Coast Guard Update Part Two: Procurement and Ports](https://sixtydegreesnorth.substack.com/p/july-2026-us-coast-guard-update-part) _2026-07-22 · Peter Rybski · Sixty Degrees North_ An update on the PSC, ASC, and HSC-L programs plus a look at recent announcements concerning port infrastructure. ## [Where I'd Send a Friend: Plant Medicine Centers I Trust](https://gentlediscipline.substack.com/p/where-id-send-a-friend-plant-medicine) _2026-07-22 · Gentle Discipline with Rich Mulder_ A short and honest list. Firsthand only. Updated as I go. ## [Announcing the Jacana Chrome Extension (with a new look)](https://blog.hellojacana.com/p/announcing-the-jacana-chrome-extension) _2026-07-21 · Tate Jarrow · Jacana_ Did you know Jacana protects you right in your browser! Our Chrome extension catches scams where they happen most: in your email, your messages, and the websites you visit. ## [Almost Everyone Steering the Future of Psychedelics is Giving Advice They Don't Take](https://gentlediscipline.substack.com/p/almost-everyone-steering-psychedelics) _2026-07-21 · Gentle Discipline with Rich Mulder_ The western medical system wants to bottle it, the traditional community wants to freeze it, and neither is grounded in any sort of reality. Plus the Costa Rica immersion that finally gets it right. ## [The New Pain Conversation Everyone's Having—And What It Misses](https://everydaypain.libsyn.com/the-new-pain-conversation-everyones-havingand-what-it-misses) _2026-07-21 · Conversations About Everyday Pain_ Episode summary: Dr. Ya-Ling responds to a mind-body pain conversation making the rounds this week, arguing that naming your emotions and understanding what your body is doing in space are two different, equally necessary layers of pain coping. She also marks the book birthday of Fix the Fire Damage , now an award-winning title, and shares more on Pain-Proof Your Home™. In this episode: - A… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/everydaypain/Podcast_2026-07-20.mp3?dest-id=760660) ## [Stop worrying about technical debt](https://www.iamcharliegraham.com/stop-worrying-about-technical-debt/) _2026-07-20 · Charlie Graham · I Am Charlie Graham_ I never thought I would say that title. For most of my career, technical debt was something you tried to prevent from the start. You hired good engineers, invested in code reviews, argued over architecture, and resisted shortcuts that would haunt you six months later. Technical debt makes code harder ## [Batteries are quietly rewiring the grid](https://janrosenow.substack.com/p/batteries-are-quietly-rewiring-the) _2026-07-19 · Jan Rosenow · Bright Spots_ From a plaque in Oxford to a third of California's electricity peak: how batteries revolutionise the grid. ## [Nine times faster: the EU wants to double electrification by 2040](https://janrosenow.substack.com/p/nine-times-faster-the-eu-wants-to) _2026-07-17 · Jan Rosenow · Bright Spots_ The Commission has launched its Electrification Action Plan. A 46% target and some serious policy measures. ## [SaaS Still Has a Moat. Just Not the One We Think.](https://www.iamcharliegraham.com/saas-still-has-a-moat-just-not-the-one-we-think/) _2026-07-15 · Charlie Graham · I Am Charlie Graham_ SaaS’s real moat is learned behavior, not locked-up data. That buys incumbents time—but agentic context layers are already beginning to dismantle it. ## [The Protector Pain Personality: Trying to Do the Right Thing by Pulling Back](https://everydaypain.libsyn.com/the-protector-pain-personality-trying-to-do-the-right-thing-by-pulling-back) _2026-07-14 · Conversations About Everyday Pain_ Episode summary: Dr. Ya-Ling closes out her three-part series on pain personalities with the Protector — not a timid pattern, but a genuine attempt to do things right and protect long-term well-being, with a surprise cost: movement and activity are often what quietly gets sacrificed to worry. She also reveals the offer she teased last week: Pain-Proof Your Home™, now open for founding… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/everydaypain/Podcast_2026-07-13.mp3?dest-id=760660) ## [The heat pump sceptics just endorsed air conditioning](https://janrosenow.substack.com/p/the-heat-pump-sceptics-just-endorsed) _2026-07-12 · Jan Rosenow · Bright Spots_ Same technology, same physics, running in reverse. Notes on becoming an unlikely hero of the anti-net-zero crowd. ## [Europe’s electrification rate has been stuck at 23% for a decade. The Commission finally has a plan.](https://janrosenow.substack.com/p/europes-electrification-rate-has) _2026-07-09 · Jan Rosenow · Bright Spots_ The Commission's leaked Electrification Action Plan could finally accelerate Europe's stalled transition, if it delivers on electricity prices and implementation. ## [Announcing Jacana Open Beta!](https://blog.hellojacana.com/p/announcing-jacana-open-beta) _2026-07-07 · Tate Jarrow · Jacana_ Jacana (fka Rebound) is in open beta! Jacana is an easy-to-use and simple App that provides always-on protection from scams that actually works! ## [July 2026 U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaking Round-up Part One: Operations](https://sixtydegreesnorth.substack.com/p/july-2026-us-coast-guard-icebreaking) _2026-07-07 · Peter Rybski · Sixty Degrees North_ Polar Star continues to solely support Operation Deep Freeze; U.S. Coast Guard continues to test Storis; National Security Cutters from California and Hawaii continue deployments to the Bering Sea.