// Happy almost New Year’s! This week’s issue is landing Tuesday, two days early, to dodge the New Year’s chaos.
And for any new readers, welcome to Signal // Noise — the newsletter read by founders, CEOs, execs, and scrappy builders every Thursday. Each week, what I’m listening to, one deep dive, notes from the field, three links worth your time. No buzzwords, no bullshit.
While I Was Writing Today’s Signal // Noise:
In honor of tomorrow being NYE…
🎧 Want the whole vibe? The running playlist is right here.
From sound to signal, let’s get this baby rolling with what’s on my mind…
The Signal
One big idea, insight, or take - grounded in the real work, not theory.
Before the Calendar Flips…
…And everyone starts pretending that January 1st will magically fix everything, I wanted to first say: thank you.
You didn’t have to open these emails, you didn’t have to read my stuff.
And you definitely didn’t have to stick around while your inboxes are flooded every day with people selling you and trying to get you to ‘subscribe’ to even more, stuff.
But you did, and I don’t take that lightly.
If I’ve learned anything this year, it’s this: health beats hustle, time beats titles, and none of this works if you’re burnt out, anxious, or disconnected from the people you care about most.
Life is short; often, much shorter than we plan for.
Shorter than our roadmaps assume.
So my only real wish for you in the new year is boring but undefeated:
Good health
Time with family & dear friends
Fewer of the obligations you don’t want
And enough space to notice when things are actually good
If you’ve got a few minutes, I wrote my first year-in-review piece that pulls together what this year really changed for me; not just a highlight reel, but the actual recalibration underneath it all.
A few quick, slightly saucy reasons to click:
I walked away from a fancy title and a big role on purpose
I stopped optimizing for an old plan and started optimizing for something new
I learned what happens when money outpaces health — and how I rebuilt from 18 → 0 → 4 → 2
👉Click to read below:
Have a happy & healthy New Year’s Eve ya party animals.
See yous in 2026 —
Jordan
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