Hello, 2026, Let’s Look Back at 2025

I spent much of 2025 the way I spent 2023 and 2024: bulldozing speedbumps. It’s a metaphor I’ve deployed before. It means “identify things that create extra work, or stress, or pain, and remove them.” The full metaphor goes something like this: Before Long Covid¹, I was like a fast vehicle with a very robust suspension. Speedbumps, rough road, and even obstacles were things I hit at full speed,…