We talk a lot about speed as a virtue. But when we move faster than our clarity, our narrative infrastructure fractures: people carry different stories about what we’re doing and why. This essay explores what it looks like to choose clarity over speed — and why that’s foundational to building responsible narrative infrastructure.

If this resonates, hit reply and tell me about a time you wish you had chosen clarity over speed. I’m collecting stories for future essays in this series.

Moments of uncertainty test not just strategy, but orientation. Our founder recently published an essay on courage and curiosity as leadership practices, and why staying open matters in a climate that often rewards certainty over understanding.