Jason Sandeman

Execution Failure Isn’t About Motivation. It’s About System Design.

I like flawed systems.

They’re puzzles.

Observe. Analyze. Find the choke point.

Fix it and watch everything move better.

Recent Work

  • The Great Lacto-Fermented Pickle Experiment Begins

    Every year the Costco mini cucumbers go soft before I get around to pickling them. Not this year. Two jars, two lids, one real question: does a Pickle Pipe airlock actually beat daily burping?

  • Garlic Bulbils and Leftover Mint

    Two things currently sitting on my counter that Mrs. Sandemano keeps bugging me about (and I’m not entirely sure what to do with.) The garlic bulbils are from my first year growing garlic, so they’re completely new territory for me. Eat them? Plant them? Pickle them? All of the above? And then there’s the eternal…

  • Help Papa! You’re this garlic’s only hope!

    I planted garlic for the first time, then abandoned it for 24 days. Here’s what I came home to — and how I’m rescuing it. I hope.

  • Everyone Wants to Use the Same Knife

    A 2009 photo, a Japanese knife, and a memory I hadn’t thought about in years.

  • So I Bought a Bag of Green Onions at Costco.

    Papa bought 24 green onions at Costco. Used 2. The rest are in the fridge in the same bag they came home in. This is that story.

  • Sure—skip the apprenticeship. Your tools won’t hide it

    You can skip the apprenticeship—but your tools won’t hide it. Knowing how something works isn’t the same as knowing how to use it.