Psychology & Agency
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When someone challenges your beliefs, it hurts
When someone challenges your beliefs, it hurts. That sting brings wisdom and strength, if you let it. Most people build their worldview through justification....
She’s absolutely right
She’s absolutely right. The key is for a woman to learn how to create that kind of peace within herself first, not for others, but for her own well-being. She ...
The Light She Carries: Become Peaceful Over 1 in 5 women in America now take...
The Light She Carries: Become Peaceful Over 1 in 5 women in America now take medication for anxiety, depression, or emotional instability. And that’s just the ...
Build a life where doing what’s best for you is the easy thing, the automatic...
Build a life where doing what’s best for you is the easy thing, the automatic thing. Willpower is only used to build the pattern. After that, it flows on its ow...
I’m eating an apple when my son Alex walks into the room
I’m eating an apple when my son Alex walks into the room. He looks at me and says, “You can’t eat that.” I ask him why. He says, “That’s an apple. It's mine. Ap...
You are the one they call when the world breaks
You are the one they call when the world breaks. But when you break, no one comes. Not because they do not care. Because you never let them in. You became s...
The Death of Aristocracy: Why Our "Elites" Are Just Well-Trained Servants...
What happens when you raise a generation to live for nothing but schoolwork, grades, and the approval of authority figures? You don't get rulers. You get servan...
Free My People: Ideological Prisoners Almost every time you suggest a young man...
Free My People: Ideological Prisoners Almost every time you suggest a young man demonstrate agency and solve his own problems, a familiar cry rises up from the...
The Fight for Freedom Begins with One Choice Earlier this week, I shared a...
Earlier this week, I shared a vision. A vision where young men could break free from the rent trap. Where they could pool their strength, buy an old motel, and...
Pat is absolutely right in how the term is used today, and he’s got some good...
Pat is absolutely right in how the term is used today, and he’s got some good advice for women here. When we think about it, removing the negative connotation ...
Is Your Child Prepared for the Real World, Or Falling Behind?
Imagine your child at 25. Are they capable, disciplined, and confident, or struggling, anxious, and unable to function independently? Too many parents assume t...
Every day, we all face choices, some small, some life-defining
Every day, we all face choices, some small, some life-defining. Some people thrive, consistently making good decisions, others stagnate, and yet others crash an...
BEFORE THE COLLAPSE You wake up tired
You wake up tired. You snap at people you love. You scroll endlessly to avoid the thoughts in your head. You don’t feel joy anymore, just relief when the pressu...
Is morality objective, subjective, or something else entirely?
Is morality objective, subjective, or something else entirely? Morality isn’t fully objective like math, and it’s not purely subjective like taste. It’s contex...
When I was in kindergarten a little girl came into the classroom about a week...
A kindergarten boy protects a Mennonite girl who speaks no English. Decades later, the lesson still holds: belong to a tight-knit community and let genuine goodness attract the right people into your life.
There’s a common view floating around that who you are and how you live is...
There’s a common view floating around that who you are and how you live is almost entirely determined by your genes. That your personality, your habits, your li...
Last night, I tucked my three boys into bed
Last night, I tucked my three boys into bed. The routine is familiar by now, teeth brushed, water sipped, stories read, kisses planted on foreheads. But even th...
She thought the problem was the vacation
She thought the problem was the vacation. But the real threat was divorce. Every summer, the same pattern played out. She’d ask her husband to plan the family...
A family is not a democracy
A family is not a democracy. It’s a vessel. And every vessel needs a captain. In a healthy marriage, the husband leads. The wife supports. The children follow....
We want to make sure our kids are bonded sufficiently to us so that they will...
We want to make sure our kids are bonded sufficiently to us so that they will listen to our advice. No matter how much we teach them or how wise they are, when...