Subject in the Almanac Index
Health & Energy
Physical and mental energy, recovery, health, and maintenance.
The Luxury of Needing Less
By many worldly measures, I have done reasonably well. I can afford a more luxurious life than the one I live. Yet I choose to remain relatively frugal.
The body is part of the work
The body is part of the work. This is easy to forget when work is described mainly through thought, judgment, ambition, and output.
When worry needs an action, and when it does not
Worry can feel like work because the mind keeps returning to the problem. Sometimes that return reveals a risk I have avoided.
The Shoshin Protocol
The word “amateur” comes through French from the Latin amator , meaning lover.
The Obsession Asset: Why Intelligence is Overrated.
There is a dangerous lie in the education system: "Knowledge is Power." In 2026, this is false. Knowledge is free. It is on Google. It is in the LLM.
Cheap vs. Expensive Dopamine: The Neurochemistry of Sovereignty.
There are two ways to feel good. They feel identical in the moment, but they have opposite effects on your soul.
The Stimulus Audit: Are You Using the Tool, or Is It Using You?
There is a subtle difference between a Tool and a Crutch . - A Tool enhances your capability (e.g., A hammer helps you drive a nail).
The Submission of Agency
Complaining is the most expensive habit you can have. It costs you more than time; it costs you your Agency .
The Default Settings: Why Mediocrity is the Path of Least Resistance.
If you look at the average outcome in society, it is grim. - The average person is in debt. - The average person is overweight.
The 7 Metabolic Guardrails: Protecting the Primary Asset
Judgment is affected by physical and emotional condition, but no daily checklist can guarantee clarity. Seven useful prompts are: 1.
Zoo vs. The Wild: Designing a Culture for Predators
There are two types of organizations: 1. The Zoo: Safe. Predictable. Food (Salary) is served at 9 AM and 5 PM.
The reality filter
What you look for can shape what you notice. If you start looking for a red Tesla, you may notice more of them.
Biological Sovereignty: The Architecture of Being
Understanding an idea and acting on it are different forms of learning. Repeated practice can make a behaviour easier to perform with less conscious effort.
The Quantum Observer: Collapsing Your Preferred Reality
Changing jobs, cities, or relationships does not always change the patterns a person carries into them. That observation needs no analogy to quantum physics.
The Airlock Protocol: Preventing Emotional Bleed
In 2010, I used Napoleon’s image of thoughts arranged in drawers to think about compartmentalization.