The PIVOT Lab founding cohort begins September 10. Applications close September 1.
Field Notes
with
DAVE SCHOOF
Field Notes is a free email series for people who sense they're at a threshold but haven't named it yet.
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One inquiry arrives each day. You sit with it. That's it. No journaling required, no preparation needed, nothing to prepare or produce.
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It's designed for accomplished people who are still functioning — still delivering — but who sense that something in the way they're moving has quietly changed.
Five days.
Five inquiries.
No pitch.
Who This Is For
Field Notes - Free
Format
Email - One Per Day
Duration
Four Days
Time Required
About Ten Minutes Each
Cost
Free
First Note Arrives
Tomorrow
You don't need to be in crisis.
You just need to be honest.
Field Notes works best for people who are capable and still functioning — but who have a quiet sense that something has shifted. You don't need to have it named. That's what the inquiries are for.
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You're achieving outcomes that no longer seem to mean what they once meant
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The strategies that built your success feel less reliable than they used to
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You sense signals you haven't fully let in yet — things you've been noticing but not acting on
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You've adapted well to a lot — and wonder sometimes what you've quietly set aside in the process
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You want to slow perception for four days without committing to anything larger
How it Works
"These aren't instructions. They're invitations to slow perception at a moment when most capable people are speeding up."
— from the Field Notes welcome
Simple by design.
1
You Sign Up
Name and email. That's it. A welcome note arrives immediately to confirm you're in.
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Notes arrive daily
One inquiry per day for four days, beginning the day after you sign up. Each takes about ten minutes to sit with.
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You sit with it
No response required. No journaling assigned. Just honest attention to what the inquiry surfaces in you.
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A closing note arrives
After the four inquiries, a final note reflects on what you've been practicing and points toward the next steps for those who want to continue.
Dave reads replies. If something surfaces that you want to share or ask about, you can respond directly to any note. He writes back.
What Comes Next
Field Notes connects to the wider work.
Field Notes is genuinely complete on its own. But for those who want to go further, it connects naturally to the rest of the ecosystem.
Community - Free
PIVOT Commons
A free community for people navigating the same terrain. The natural next step after Field Notes for those who want ongoing connection without a formal commitment.
JOIN the
COMMONS
Group - Six Weeks
PIVOT Lab
The first structured entry into building real navigational capacity. Small group, virtual, four sessions across six weeks. For those ready to do the work properly.
Begin With Field Notes
Sign up below. Your first inquiry arrives tomorrow. If it's not for you, unsubscribe at any time
— no questions asked.
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