The Decade Journal

Field notes.

Quiet essays on supplements, sourcing, and the long arc of a considered life. Published when there's something worth saying.

On ashwagandha, and the patience it asks for.

07 · Field notes

On ashwagandha, and the patience it asks for.

Three months is not a long time. It is, however, roughly the window in which a daily adaptogen begins to make itself known. A note on patience, dosing, and not chasing the feeling.

May 2026

A morning at the Hokkaido reishi farm.

06 · Sourcing

A morning at the Hokkaido reishi farm.

Two hours north of Sapporo, a third-generation grower walks us through dual-extraction. What 'organic' actually means when the substrate is hardwood logs in cedar shade.

April 2026

The case for the boring morning.

05 · Ritual

The case for the boring morning.

Glass of water. Magnesium. Five minutes by the window. The most useful routines are the ones you don't have to think about.

March 2026

Why we won't carry a proprietary blend.

04 · Labels

Why we won't carry a proprietary blend.

If a formulator won't tell you how much of each ingredient is in the bottle, the bottle is not for you. A short explainer.

February 2026