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IFS basics
What a manager part sounds like at 2am
It rarely announces itself. It shows up as a to-do list you didn’t ask for, in a voice that sounds like your own good sense.
Coming soon · 8 min
The GoodParts journal
Notes on listening.
IFS for newcomers, practice guides, product notes, and the occasional longer essay about inner work.
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Founder notes · Featured
Why we removed the streak counter
A flame and a number is the cheapest retention mechanic in the business. It is also a manager part with a push notification, and we had built one into a product about not being run by manager parts.
4 min read
Featured post image — warm, analog, no people
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Practice
Four minutes is enough
You do not need to be articulate to journal out loud. A practical guide to talking badly and getting something useful anyway.
Coming soon · 5 min
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Product
When a recording might leave the phone
On-device transcription keeps audio local. Cloud is faster and needs a connection. The trade-offs are the point — not a default for everybody.
Coming soon · 6 min
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Essays
The part that reads the room
On people-pleasing as a skill, a cost, and a protector doing exactly the job it was given.
Coming soon · 11 min
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IFS basics
Unblending, without the jargon
“I am anxious” and “a part of me is anxious” are different sentences, and the second one leaves you somewhere to stand.
Coming soon · 7 min
More writing is on the way
Until then, every release is written up in plain language in the changelog.
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