Evolving Mental Models

Ideas

Frameworks and mental models I'm actively exploring. Not finished essays—documentation of thinking as it develops. Each topic evolves as my understanding deepens.

Active Explorations

Email Relationships Over Reputation

Exploring

Individual recipient relationships determine deliverability, not domain reputation. ESP reputation is just an aggregate of those relationships.

Updated: 2025-12-16 →

Thinking in Real Time

Real-time Updates

Most of my thinking happens on X in real time. Threads stay raw there; concepts get documented and explored here.

@ianpatrickhines →