feat: adding daily mini-letter

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site/src/content/notes/104-days-of-summer-vacation.md

@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@ This is an experiment living and breathing in [[summer-2023]]. It also inspired
 3. [[on-doubt-and-distortion-fields-3]] on 15-Jun-2023
 4. [[in-every-meaning-4]] on 16-Jun-2023
 5. [[magic-in-hand-holding-5]] on 17-Jun-2023
+6. [[to-be-free]] on 19-Jun-2023
 
 Link to [full twitter thread.](https://twitter.com/solderneer/status/1668911213810716672)

site/src/content/notes/evolutionary-organizations.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ The idea of Evolutionary or "Teal" Organizations, was first popularized in the b
 
 In the book Frédéric Laloux takes the example of successful organizations ([Buurtzorg](https://www.buurtzorg.com/)) that were structred in a distributed and more organic sense than a typical hierarchy and uses them to distil concepts which to him denoted the next evolution of organizations.
 
-Evolutionary organizations are meant to be more fulfilling than traditional hierarchies, and allows its members to have more autonomy and power over organizational decision making. In this sense, it is very similar to, daos [[daos-are-digital-organisms]] which also describe themselves as being more organic.
+Evolutionary organizations are meant to be more fulfilling than traditional hierarchies, and allows its members to have more autonomy and power over organizational decision making. In this sense, it is very similar to, daos ([[daos-are-digital-organisms]]) which also describe themselves as being more organic.
 
 Both Teal organizations and DAOs are heterarchical ([[heterarchies-are-the-ideal-civil-society]]), but have a few differences. The biggest one is that Teal organizations use the advice process (consent not consense) but DAOs still use voting processes for decision making. Otherwise, both structures hold similar principles (full transparency, culture, conflict resolution and wholeness).
 
@@ -39,3 +39,5 @@ Both Teal organizations and DAOs are heterarchical ([[heterarchies-are-the-ideal
 >Teal for-profit organizations have a different perspective on profit. Profit is necessary and investors deserve a fair return, but the objective is purpose, not profit. Teal founders often use the same metaphor: profit is like the air we breathe. We need air to live, but we don’t live to breathe.
 
 **Profit is a byproduct of a job well done.**
+
+It's interesting to note what kind of [[full-circle-leadership|leadership]] might be appropriate for evolutionary organizations.

site/src/content/notes/full-circle-leadership.md

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+---
+title: "Full Circle Leadership"
+emoji: "🟡"
+pubDate: 19-Jun-2023
+updatedDate: 19-Jun-2023
+tags: ["topic/social-sciences"]
+---
+
+[Full Circle Leadership](https://medium.com/enspiral-tales/beyond-dreamers-vs-doers-full-circle-leadership-869557da1248) is a framework that beautifully articulates the different kinds of leadership, and how they all play an interdependent role with each other.
+
+**Sense:** The leadership of empathy
+_Persona: the nurturer, Measure: vulnerability, Shadow: overwhelm_
+
+**Inquire:** The leadership of contextualisation 
+_Persona: the facilitator, Measure: inclusion, Shadow: permission-seeking_
+
+**Envision:** The leadership of aspiration
+_Persona: the dreamer, Measure: creativity, Shadow: distraction_
+
+**Prototype:** The leadership of experimentation
+_Persona: the hacker, Measure: efficacy, Shadow: obsession_
+
+**Evaluate:** The leadership of measurement
+_Persona: the scientist, Measure: integrity, Shadow: cynicism_
+
+**Operationalize:** The leadership of implementation
+_Persona: the negotiator, Measure: accessibility, Shadow: ruthlessness_
+
+**Maintain:** The leadership of sustaining
+_Persona: the captain, Measure: reliability, Shadow: bureaucracy_
+
+**Optimize:** The leadership of improvement
+_Persona: the perfectionist, Measure: commitment, Shadow: meddling_

site/src/content/notes/to-be-free.md

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+---
+title: "To be free"
+emoji: "🦋"
+pubDate: 19-Jun-2023
+updatedDate: 19-Jun-2023
+tags: ["type/life", "project/104-days"]
+---
+
+This note is the **sixth** letter in the [[104-days-of-summer-vacation]] series. You can also follow the full twitter thread [here](https://twitter.com/solderneer/status/1668911213810716672), and leave any thoughts and comments that might come up!
+
+---
+
+**Dearest Reader,**
+
+I find that Monday is always a good time to reorient after a period of relaxation. I'm sitting in [The Book Cafe](https://www.thebookcafesg.com/) today, in what feels like either a creative flow state, or the buzz from the third coffee of the day.
+
+Drifting through my thoughts today, is some wisdom from [[microsolidarity]] and [[full-circle-leadership]], and the question of why I'm drawn to networks so much. In [Pieces of the Action](https://www.amazon.com/Pieces-Action-Vannevar-Bush/dp/1953953204), Vannevar Bush talks about tyros - the Roman word for a new recruit. He doesn't talk about them in kind, Bush's tyros are annoying wrenches thrown in the cogs of well-oiled organizations, they subvert authority, seek to claim attention for themselves and generally ruin the efficiency of operations.
+
+I have to admit, at least at the start, his criticism of tyros felt like an attack on my character. I have my fair share of rebellion against institutional systems, especially hierarchical systems, although on further reading it seems like Bush was primarily concerned about narcissists not non-compliance. At least, I'd like to believe that my opposition to strict hierarchies stems from a genuine belief that there are betters ways to organize: [[joyfully-subvert]].
+
+Another piece of writing in my mind, is [Partnership 101](https://rianeeisler.com/partnership-101/#6) by Riane Eisler, who frames our struggles as a sociological battle between a **dominance and a partnership frame**.
+
+>The real struggle is within societies in every one of these categories, between people who want to move to a more caring and equitable world and those you still believe insensitivity, cruelty, and destructiveness – and all the misery they lead to – are “just human nature” – the inevitable result of original sin or selfish genes.
+
+In this regard, Bush was placed firmly in the domination camp, specifically when concerned with military operations. In his view, the rational centralized model of coordination demanded that every decision have a clearly defined decision maker at an appropriate level of the hierarchy. Riane instead emphasizes the important of trust, and the approach which distributes agency to more people to make decisions.
+
+It's arguable that the appropriate method depends on the task at hand. It may very well be true that an army cannot operate on partnership principles, although in [The Square and the Tower](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Square_and_the_Tower) Niall Ferguson outlines the technique of guerrilla warfare which exemplifies the decentralized network-like partnership principles that Riane Eisler speaks of.
+
+But I digress. I think I've always appreciated creative freedom, and hated being in situations where I couldn't explore my ideas. The command, control and evaluate structure is essentially the anti-thesis of the environment in which I enjoy being. In [[full-circle-leadership]] lingo, I might be called an Envision leader.
+
+>With a broad brush, you paint castles in the sky.
+
+Which is maybe why I lean so heavily towards networks. Networks by their nature tend to allow for space to explore, unlike hierarchies. Another thought is that, the reason both startups and research equally appeals to me is that it opens the freedom for me to work on interesting problems.
+
+And this freedom to create seems to be the key thing I look for in life. Another question that comes up as I think about this is:
+
+> Do I tend to get stuck in one step or loop? For example, the entrepreneur with a “great idea” who spends years oscillating between _sense_, _inquire_, and _envision_, never building anything. Or the established institution stuck at _maintain, maintain, maintain_. What might help me push through to the next stage?
+
+In any case, one thing is clear. This idea of freedom and my passion for networks is deeply and meaningfully intertwined. Maybe the [[full-circle-leadership]] has something equally meaningful to offer you, my dear reader? Let me know if you find anything.
+
+~ Shan
+