You Won't Make It. It Makes You.

Photo by Keagan Henman on Unsplash🍕 I’m JA Westenberg. I write essays about technology, philosophy, productivity, and what it means to be human. If you like ideas that take their time, you’re in the right place.While you’re here, a few things I’ve built: Kerouac, a writing app | Post Through It, a solo microblogging tool | Distributism.ai, my MCP platform | Laterware, all the AI news you need | Studio Self, a thought leadership agency for founders x VCs.You can buy my book Permissionless here.When I was in my early 20’s, I gave everything I had. I approached every task, every piece from a place of cosmically important ambition. It all felt significant; it mattered so much. There was an urgent need to do more, to make more, to produce more, and to always be working on growth.I think we all buy into that growth obsession, sooner or later. It’s considered to be a universal good; it’s considered to be the only path that has value. We have to look for new ways to make more money, have more…