From the photocopies

Studio notes

Short essays from the instructors about habits that show up on student pages. These are classroom observations, not market commentary.

Hands reviewing papers and notes at a planning desk

12 March 2026

Write invalidation before you draw the line

In Gori we ask students to name the condition that ends the idea in a sentence, then mark the chart. The order matters more than the ink.

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Printed documents and a calculator on a desk

2 April 2026

Position size is table arithmetic

If size is decided after you are already in, it is not a plan. It is a bargain. The Saturday workshop exists to make the arithmetic boring.

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Classroom with desks arranged for a quiet lesson

21 April 2026

A weekly plan beats a morning hunch

Evening cohorts in Gori write the week on Thursday. Monday then becomes execution of a page, not a hunt for a feeling.

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Lecture seating in a quiet hall before a session

18 May 2026

How we review a plan that lost

A loss that followed the sheet is a data point. A loss that abandoned the sheet is a different conversation. The journal circle keeps those two apart.

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