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Locally Optimal

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chrislakin.blog· irregular· Published 19 days ago

Chris Lakin's newsletter argues that persistent problems like burnout and low productivity often serve a purpose and are better addressed by fixing external bottlenecks such as finances, sleep, diet, and physical tension than by trying to unlearn them. Readers get concrete, first-person accounts of what made inner work start working, along with a framework for thinking about these patterns.

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Platform
Substack
Frequency
Irregular
Latest issue
Oct 5, 2026
Language
English
Written for
People working on AI safety seeking personal effectiveness
Tone
opinion
Tracked since
Oct 21, 2026

Website: https://chrislakin.blog