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The Ragstack is a space for thinking seriously about joy—not as sentiment or “fun,” but as the kind of fuel that gives meaning to work, depth to community, and staying power to leadership.

Newsletter · By John Ragsdale · Official site

Indexed issues, last 90 days
13
Latest publication
Sep 27, 2026
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Jul 5, 2026

Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 27, 2026

    So You Call Yourself a Scholar? (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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  2. Issue · Sep 20, 2026

    Onboarding Follies (opens the original)

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    <img alt="A single gold arrow pointing right above many white arrows on red poles" class="sizing-normal" height="1218" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ao1W!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.

  3. Issue · Sep 13, 2026

    Happy Birthday to the Love of My Life! (opens the original)

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  4. Issue · Sep 6, 2026

    What Do We Think We’re Building? (opens the original)

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  5. Issue · Aug 30, 2026

    Shouldn’t Have Said That (opens the original)

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