Jonathan Carreon
Writes about creative decision-making, feedback systems, and why work stalls when decisions don’t stick.
Written while building ReverbMind.
Contributor since 2026
Jonathan is building ReverbMind to solve his own version lock-in problem — the failure mode where too many viable options prevent anything from becoming final.
His work focuses on systems under load: how feedback collapses without a baseline, how options accumulate faster than clarity, and why most creative bottlenecks aren’t technical, but decisional. Rather than optimizing taste or output, he studies the conditions that allow a decision to survive contact with more input.
These notes are written alongside active development and real creative work, not as theory.
Editorial focus
Essays by Jonathan Carreon
When output is cheap, judgment becomes the expensive part of finishing work.
3–5 min read · Decision Loops
Without a declared winner, every draft stays alive and drains momentum.
3–5 min read · Winners
If a decision isn't marked as finished, it will reopen on every new input.
3–5 min read · Decision Loops
Past a point, additional versions blur signal and hide the winner.
3–5 min read · Versions
Too many similar versions compress contrast until nothing stands out.
3–5 min read · Versions
Earlier notes
Feedback adds options unless the system forces convergence toward a winner.
3–5 min read · Feedback
Finishing is a decision boundary, not a quality threshold.
3–5 min read · Winners