This is a message in three related parts.Part 1: Atlas ShruggedMany years ago, a great mentor of mine (John) suggested that I read Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. He is by far the most red pilled person I have ever met - he just knew things. So I almost always took his advice and I got the book.Shrugged is a beast of a book; it is a long, dense, tough read. For those who haven’t read it, it is a fictional...

A few years ago my eldest son and I were talking, and the term The Red Pill came up. He saw it in an open tab in my browser, so I explained the basics in simple terms. He had already hit puberty, so the timing was perfect for this sort of discussion. He knew about sex and all that, but this was the next level.My other children were there, but I directed the answer at him. (Side note: A great parenting...

When done effectively, analogies, parables, allegories, and metaphors can be powerful ways to convey a point. The subs, sites, blogs, and other forums that cover the material we cover here tend to be explicit. This is also a good thing, as numerous examples may be the best way to uncover patterns.I have heard the analogy below used before, so I must add this disclaimer: I do not remember where I found...

[If you find yourself looking for a TL;DR, you are exactly the target audience of this post.]Darren Hardy, the author of "The Compound Effect", asserts that small, smart, choices made consistently over time makes for a radical difference. In his book, he goes in to depth explaining the massive results that could originate from seemingly imperceptible changes in our life. The compund effect integrates naturally...

Disclaimer: this article is both a presentation of what dopamine really is, and a field report from my experience regarding increasing my own well being. The article draws from multiple sources but I highly recommend you check out Dr Andrew Huberman and his podcast as he explains the science behind dopamine in more depth while being very entertaining as well as clear and concise. Tired of being...

Welcome, Clay Man. Since you have read the sidebar, as we tell you to, you are familiar with the William James quote from “Women, the most responsible teenager in the house” about the malleable nature of young men; “How inferior to her is a boy of twenty in all these respects! His character is still gelatinous, uncertain what shape to assume, "trying it on" in every direction. Feeling...

Started off this year in another lockdown for two months, doing shit at school because I was struggling with paying attention online and actually caring about school. In February I turned 18 and soon after got a shitty part time job at a posho garden centre, got fired after two weekends because the management were didn't give me any guidance with customers and in all honesty I was shit at communicating...

The Great Eastern Wolf Pack There once was a pack of wolves that roamed a large area on the Eastern boundary of a large tract of wilderness. Several harsh winters and clashes with other predators including cougars, bears, and other wolf packs had devastated the males leaving only about a dozen or so females of varying ages. That youngest pup was only a year-old – grown enough to travel distance,...

Soyjack was shaking with rage after hearing the news of the new Omicron variant. He let out a scream that shook his whole studio apartment. “We’re still in this heckin’ pandemic because of those damn anti-vaxxers! Their refusal to get vaccinated is costing us all the freedom we could have had, but they just do not want to follow the science! If we just did what the experts told us, we could all...