This is where the experimenting happens. Tessory is the forge of Tesseros. Biweekly stories from life and work as we try things, break things, and figure out what actually sticks. AI tools, household fixes, work projects, family routines. No tech background required. Honest experiments and the small shifts that come from them. New episodes every other Tuesday. Start anywhere. hello@tesseros.com . tesseros.com/tessory
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July 14, 2026
<p>In my mid-20s, Simon Sinek's "Find Your Why" video swept through the office, and everyone around me lit up while I quietly panicked. I'd been told my whole life to follow my passion, and I didn't have one. Around the same time, my team read Good to Great chapter by chapter in a work book club, and I remember doing the math instead of feeling inspired: getting from a 90 to a 100 can cost almost a third of the work that the 80 took, and I didn't want to spend those extra hours on a version of great I hadn't chosen.</p><p>What feels like missing passion can be information. It tells you "not this, not yet," and it points you toward trying the next thing instead of forcing the thing in front of you. Once I started designing my own roles around what genuinely interested me, Good to Great finally made sense. I wanted to be great at things I'd actually picked. This week's Tessera: pick one thing at work or at home that feels stuck or flat, swap it out for something you wouldn't normally try, and pay attention to whether it draws you in.</p><p>Read the companion article at <a href="https://tesseros.com/tessory-e17-passion-as-information">https://tesseros.com/tessory-e17-passion-as-information</a></p><p>Timestamps:<br>00:00 The passion myth and following your why<br>02:28 A perfectionist's honest math on effort<br>04:45 Rebuilding a retirement plan around what you control<br>09:11 Automating repetitive templated work with AI<br>10:44 Perspective Flip version two and hosting update</p><p></p>
June 30, 2026
<p>What's actually keeping that stalled thing of yours from moving: motivation, or something else entirely?</p><p>This episode is about the difference between starting something, keeping it moving, and redirecting it when it won't budge, and why most of us only ever think about one of those three. Why a post-it breakdown of an old accounting firm's filing process turned into a lesson on keeping things moving, what a gravelly dip on a bike trail reveals about momentum and fear, and why a stuck AI game concept got redirected straight into rebuilding the Tesseros website instead. </p><p>The Tessera: figure out which of the three aspects you actually need this week, a way to start, a way to keep going, or a way to redirect something that won't move as planned. Pick the true one and do the smallest version of it today.</p><p>Find full show notes, tools mentioned, and more at https://tesseros.com/tessory.</p>
June 16, 2026
<p>What's actually standing between you and the honest input you asked for?</p><p>This episode is about the gap between the feedback that exists and the feedback that gets shared. Why deadlines change everything, what playtesting Perspective Flip revealed about broken assumptions, and the difference between asking for feedback and asking for reassurance. Also: driving feedback from a grandmother who didn't hold back, why deadlines remove the guilt from following up, and why "it was great" is protection, not kindness.</p><p>The Tessera: pick one thing you're building that could use outside eyes. Ask someone specific. Give them a deadline. Follow up. If what they say stings a little, that one might be the most helpful things they said.</p><p>Find full show notes, tools mentioned, and more at tesseros.com/tessory.</p><p></p>
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This is where the experimenting happens.
Tessory is the forge of Tesseros. Biweekly stories from life and work as we try things, break things, and figure out what actually sticks. AI tools, household fixes, work projects, family routines. No tech background required. Honest experiments and the small shifts that come from them.
New episodes every other Tuesday. Start anywhere.
hello@tesseros.com . tesseros.com/tessory
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