# Start Here: what to read first

New to the library? Read these three open pieces before you follow the weekly feed. Each one works on its own, and none of them needs a sign-up.

The same path is pinned at the top of the main library page under **Start Here**.

## 01 · Scope doubled, pay flat

**Why first:** A classic Open Floor situation. When responsibility outruns compensation, the fix is to make the gap visible rather than louder.

[Read: Scope doubled, pay flat](../../post.html?blog=the-open-floor&slug=scope-doubled-pay-flat)

## 02 · The desk next to yours

**Why second:** Read the Room in one sitting. A cartoon plus a field note on the loyalty penalty, when a new hire out-earns the person who stayed.

[Read: The desk next to yours](../../post.html?blog=read-the-room&slug=the-desk-next-to-yours)

## 03 · How the weekly library works

**Why third:** Orient before you browse the feed. What each section is for, which days they run, and what is open vs registered vs Insider.

[Read: How the weekly library works](../../post.html?blog=the-quiet-part&slug=how-the-weekly-library-works)

## After that

Pick a day that matches your problem:

- **Tuesday (Open Floor)** if you have a specific situation and want a direct answer.
- **Wednesday (Read the Room)** if you want a fast cultural read plus one tactical segment.
- **Friday (The Dry Line)** if you want a found workplace artifact and one line to take into the weekend.
- **Saturday (Split Screen)** if you want the same moment from more than one seat. Register with email.
- **Sunday (Tradecraft)** if you need depth on one topic across a month. Tradecraft is Insider, for Kairo clients.

You do not need to read everything every week. The feed is a menu, not a syllabus.