<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Yaz Caleb | Essays]]></title><description><![CDATA[Essays on systems, autonomy, and building things that matter.]]></description><link>https://yaz.zone/essays</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:38:25 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://yaz.zone/feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:38:25 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[© 2026 Yaz Caleb]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><item><title><![CDATA[Childhood Was a Scam]]></title><description><![CDATA[We've been sold a story about childhood that trades genuine competence for the illusion of safety. It's time to reject the prison with cartoons.]]></description><link>https://yaz.zone/essays/childhood-was-a-scam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://yaz.zone/essays/childhood-was-a-scam</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yaz Caleb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everyone Is a VC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Talent is everywhere. The first person willing to say so is not.]]></description><link>https://yaz.zone/essays/everyone-is-a-vc</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://yaz.zone/essays/everyone-is-a-vc</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yaz Caleb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fatherhood = Founderhood]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best fathers I know aren't the ones who had it all figured out. They're the ones who built something from nothing, made hard decisions, and took responsibility for the outcome.]]></description><link>https://yaz.zone/essays/fatherhood-founderhood</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://yaz.zone/essays/fatherhood-founderhood</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yaz Caleb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Make More Humans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Talent is a lottery. Play more tickets.]]></description><link>https://yaz.zone/essays/make-more-humans</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://yaz.zone/essays/make-more-humans</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yaz Caleb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minimum Viable Parents]]></title><description><![CDATA[The traits that make people build things and trauma responses are the same machinery.]]></description><link>https://yaz.zone/essays/mvp</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://yaz.zone/essays/mvp</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yaz Caleb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The people who don't see the whole]]></title><description><![CDATA[The most expensive mistakes come from people who fix symptoms and accidentally make the system worse.]]></description><link>https://yaz.zone/essays/people-who-dont-see-the-whole</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://yaz.zone/essays/people-who-dont-see-the-whole</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yaz Caleb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Cost of Purposelessness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Busyness is not progress. This essay is about escaping the drift of a life without direction by focusing on compounding small habits, defining a clear purpose, and architecting your life to make meaningful work the path of least resistance.]]></description><link>https://yaz.zone/essays/purposelessness-cost</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://yaz.zone/essays/purposelessness-cost</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yaz Caleb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social Obesity]]></title><description><![CDATA[You're fat. Not physically—socially. And it's disgusting.]]></description><link>https://yaz.zone/essays/social-obesity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://yaz.zone/essays/social-obesity</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yaz Caleb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two steps, one test]]></title><description><![CDATA[People stall because they mix two kinds of thinking that dislike each other. There is choosing what to do. Then there is doing it. Separate them, and motion produces information that thinking alone cannot.]]></description><link>https://yaz.zone/essays/two-steps-one-test</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://yaz.zone/essays/two-steps-one-test</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yaz Caleb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>