Welcome to Field Notes

People like us notice things.

We're the ones who pause during meetings and think "there's something interesting happening here." Who spot patterns in our daily work that others miss. Who find ourselves taking notes about why things work the way they do.

Between execution and strategy, between data and intuition, between what everyone knows and what few notice — that's where the most fascinating insights live.

What You'll Find Here

Every weekday morning, I share a story that reveals a pattern worth noticing. These field notes explore the intersections of:

Marketing's hidden mechanics

AI's emergent behaviors

Innovation's quiet signals

Leadership's human truths

Strategy's deeper rhythms

Each note takes 2 minutes to read. Each arrives through story. Each trusts you to find your own meaning.

Why Daily Notes Matter

Think of a photographer returning to the same landscape each dawn.

The first few shots capture the obvious. But over time, patterns emerge. Light shifts. Shadows reveal. What seemed fixed begins to move.

That's what these daily notes do. They create a practice of noticing. A rhythm of recognition. A way of seeing business and technology not as fixed systems, but as living patterns waiting to be understood.

What Makes These Notes Different

You won't find:

Ultimate guides

10-step frameworks

Guru prescriptions

Silver bullets

Instead, you'll discover:

Stories that illuminate patterns

Questions worth sitting with

Observations that invite deeper looking

Connections that spark recognition

Who Writes These Notes

I'm Charles, and for 25 years I've been exploring how business really works — from freelancing to agency work, from marketing's trenches to innovation's edges.

These notes began as my personal practice of paying attention. Now they're a public exploration of the patterns I notice, shared with others who enjoy thinking deeply about how things work.

Why Subscribe

Because you're curious about how things really work.
Because you enjoy thinking deeply about what you notice.
Because you believe understanding emerges through story.
Because you know the most interesting insights often hide in plain sight.

People like us do things like this.

We pause. We notice. We wonder why.

Each weekday morning, you'll receive a 2-minute story that reveals a pattern worth noticing. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.