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When we talk about impulse control, we almost always mean one thing: stopping
When we talk about impulse control, we almost always mean one thing: stopping. We praise the man who resists the urge to lash out, who bites his tongue, who de...
High-testosterone men conform to first principles
High-testosterone men conform to first principles. Low-testosterone men conform to group consensus. Now here is the problem: Modern AI is built on consensus mo...
In a homogeneous, high-trust society, breaking the rules is cheating, and it...
In a high-trust society, breaking rules is cheating. In the low-trust society we actually live in, it is strategy. You must consciously choose your own rules — or be devoured by those who already have.
This is how AI should be used in education
This is how AI should be used in education. Yesterday, my son drew a picture in pencil. Today, we uploaded it into ChatGPT and asked it to generate an image ba...
Most of Gen X never had the wisdom of our ancestors passed down to us
Most of Gen X never had the wisdom of our ancestors passed down to us. We were raised outside, like feral animals. Born too early to find good advice online. Al...
When the sky contradicts the forecast, when your instincts recoil at the...
When the sky contradicts the forecast, when your instincts recoil at the smiling expert on screen, when they tell you a food is poison one day and the panacea f...
Have You Seen the Sydney Sweeney "Good Genes" Ad?
Have You Seen the Sydney Sweeney "Good Genes" Ad? And the Hilarious Overreactions? You've probably caught wind of American Eagle's cheeky ad featuring Sydney S...
Imagine sitting down with your wife and children once a week
Imagine sitting down with your wife and children once a week. Just for an hour. To write down what you learned, The big wins. The quiet lessons. The moments tha...
Children love imitation
Children love imitation. My little son Henry is playing on my bed. He lays down and says, “Sleepy Daddy.” Then he pops up and says, “Waking up Daddy!” Then bac...
Have you ever driven all the way home and realized you cannot remember a single...
Have you ever driven all the way home and realized you cannot remember a single turn? Have you ever stared at the ceiling for hours after a fight, unable to re...
The H1B Visa program is a scam designed to undermine heritage americans and...
The H1B Visa program is a scam designed to undermine heritage americans and shift votes, power, money and jobs to people who will reliably vote left. Note: Thi...
Too many people are isolated from the corrective social feedback of trusted...
Too many people are isolated from the corrective social feedback of trusted friends and family. I have no fear of getting "one-shotted" by ChatGPT. If I start ...
While staying in a small cabin with my family, I had the chance to teach my son...
While staying in a small cabin with my family, I had the chance to teach my son one of the most important lessons of his life. It was not about dishes, it was a...
Why is she displaying zero ownership over her inability to read?
Why is she displaying zero ownership over her inability to read? Yes, her parents may also be illiterate, but she is college-aged, owns a smartphone, and uses ...
I have seen this pattern over and over again: a man who is strong, masculine...
I have seen this pattern over and over again: a man who is strong, masculine, respected by other men. He leads other men well, maybe in business, maybe in broth...
My life is pretty awesome
My life is pretty awesome. I get to talk to brilliant people, solve meaningful problems, and spend my time on things that matter, both globally and personally. ...
My wife found a post online that said there was a beautiful waterfall nearby...
My wife found a post online that said there was a beautiful waterfall nearby, just a short 20-minute walk, it said. Easy trail, lovely views. So we packed up th...
Part of the reason I have always found it easy to interact with women and lead...
Part of the reason I have always found it easy to interact with women and lead them is because I took on responsibility from a young age. I was consistently the...
Universal Basic Income is a civilizational suicide pact
Universal Basic Income is a civilizational suicide pact. When millions of people become dependent on free money to survive, what do you think happens when that ...
We often criticize feminism for how deeply it has damaged women, and that...
We often criticize feminism for how deeply it has damaged women, and that critique is valid. But what we overlook is how profoundly most men have been influence...