Running My 1st Half Marathon alongside The Passing of the Dragon

The author finished their first half marathon in 2:06 and says running has become a counterweight to the complexity of creative work, where effort does not reliably produce results. Running is described as simpler because "what you put in, you will get out," while creativity is unpredictable, with work that flops and work that unexpectedly goes viral. The post ties this to Ken Liu's short story "The Passing of the Dragon," about an artist whose transcendental experience fails to reach the audience, and to Liu's remark that "every act of communication is a miracle of translation." The newsletter also covers AI and copyright, RWA crypto trends, and music.