Keeping It To Yourself Was A Skill. We Talked Ourselves Out Of It.
October 11, 2026
At two in the morning on 15 April 1941, with bombs falling on the centre of Barrow-in-Furness, a housewife of 51 picked up a pencil
Category: Mind & Recovery
Your Grandparents Had Feelings. They Just Didn’t Think They Were Orders.
September 8, 2026
The generation we call emotionally repressed ran a public inquiry into shell shock, paid psychiatric pensions for twenty years, and buried its dead on rails. What they actually had was a hierarchy: a feeling is real, and it does not get to issue orders.
Stress Is A Dose
July 5, 2026
A precise dose of stress, followed by proper recovery, is the only thing that ever grew a person. The training truth, carried into how you handle a stressed mind.
Four Stoic Habits That Can Make You Resilient And Tranquil
July 28, 2023
The stoic habits that actually change your life: practical philosophy stripped back to the actions that build discipline, resilience, and clarity without the self-help fluff.
The Caveman’s Introduction To Stoicism
May 19, 2023
A straight introduction to stoic philosophy: what it actually teaches, what it doesn’t, and why it’s the most practical framework for navigating modern life.
Why Calorie Counting Doesn’t Always Work
May 7, 2023
Why calorie counting doesn’t work long-term: the hormonal, metabolic, and psychological reasons the CICO model consistently fails people.
Carb Cycling On Carnivore For Peak Fat Loss
July 18, 2021
Don’t handicap yourself with dogma. Here’s why I’ve kept the carbs in for my first attempt at cutting on carnivore.
