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Family

Fried Pies and Fanta

Aug 6, 2026

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2 min read

Fried Pies and Fanta

Sometimes the best father-son moments cost about six bucks Plus, Colter Wall is wise, and Mark Manson is a thief.

Family

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The Father He Wanted to Be

Aug 3, 2026

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3 min read

The Father He Wanted to Be

Matt Fogelson on fathers, identity, and the gap between knowing and becoming

Simplicity

We've Forgotten What Busy Means

Jul 30, 2026

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2 min read

We've Forgotten What Busy Means

Somewhere along the way, busy stopped meaning fully engaged and started meaning constantly distracted.

Purpose

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The Weight of Compounding Expectations

Jul 27, 2026

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3 min read

The Weight of Compounding Expectations

You may be comparing your life to someone who doesn't even exist.

Growth

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Optimizing a Good Time

Jul 23, 2026

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2 min read

Optimizing a Good Time

The older I get, the less convinced I am that the best memories can be scheduled.

Growth

For Years, I Thought Willy Wonka Was a Horror Movie

Jul 20, 2026

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3 min read

For Years, I Thought Willy Wonka Was a Horror Movie

I spent more than a decade convinced I knew how the movie ended. I hadn't even seen the ending.

Purpose

Is the Goal Still Serving You?

Jul 16, 2026

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2 min read

Is the Goal Still Serving You?

Success isn't just about where you end up. It's about who you become getting there.

Growth

A Ton of Feathers Still Weighs a Ton

Jul 13, 2026

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3 min read

A Ton of Feathers Still Weighs a Ton

The smallest choices have more weight than they seem.

Simplicity

The Skill Most Adults Are Losing

Jul 9, 2026

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2 min read

The Skill Most Adults Are Losing

Patience isn’t passive. Sometimes it’s wisdom, restraint, and emotional control all at once.

Purpose

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Never Confuse the Latest Chapter with the Final One

Jul 6, 2026

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3 min read

Never Confuse the Latest Chapter with the Final One

We have a habit of deciding who people are long before they're done becoming that person

Growth

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Stop Planning for Every Contingency

Jul 2, 2026

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2 min read

Stop Planning for Every Contingency

The goal isn't to predict every problem. It's to become capable enough to face them.

Growth

The Wake-Up Call Isn’t the Hard Part

Jun 29, 2026

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7 min read

The Wake-Up Call Isn’t the Hard Part

Bryan Falchuk on why real change is sustained by self-worth, honesty, and today’s next choice.

Family

Mud, Moats, and Father’s Day

Jun 25, 2026

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2 min read

Mud, Moats, and Father’s Day

Sometimes family life moves forward for no deeper reason than somebody deciding not to turn around yet.

Growth

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The Uncomfortable Skill of Not Knowing

Jun 22, 2026

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4 min read

The Uncomfortable Skill of Not Knowing

We've become experts at finding answers. The problem is that life's biggest questions still don't come with them.

Family

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There Won't Always Be Another Road Trip

Jun 18, 2026

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2 min read

There Won't Always Be Another Road Trip

Why assuming there will always be another time might be costing us the one we have now.

Simplicity

Resentment Is a Delayed Reaction

Jun 15, 2026

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3 min read

Resentment Is a Delayed Reaction

It rarely appears when you say yes. It shows up later when the bill comes due.

Growth

Time Is an Illusion... Kinda

Jun 11, 2026

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2 min read

Time Is an Illusion... Kinda

Your kids getting taller. Your parents getting older. The photograph didn't change. You did.

Purpose

You May Already Be Who You Want to Become

Jun 8, 2026

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3 min read

You May Already Be Who You Want to Become

What if you're already much closer to purpose than you've been led to believe?

Growth

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The Villains Always Think Everything Means Something

Jun 4, 2026

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2 min read

The Villains Always Think Everything Means Something

We build entire stories around tiny fragments of incomplete information.

Purpose

Meaning Isn't Created. It's Transferred.

Jun 1, 2026

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4 min read

Meaning Isn't Created. It's Transferred.

What if purpose isn't something you find—but something you slowly build?

Simplicity

Fiction Sometimes Teaches Better Than Self-Help

May 28, 2026

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2 min read

Fiction Sometimes Teaches Better Than Self-Help

A lesson from Reacher about stress, margin, and staying human.

Purpose

The Search for Purpose Might Be Distracting You from It

May 25, 2026

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2 min read

The Search for Purpose Might Be Distracting You from It

What if purpose isn’t something you discover—but something you slowly build through attention, responsibility, and ordinary life?

Family

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The Most Important Part of Your Day Might Start at 6 PM

May 21, 2026

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2 min read

The Most Important Part of Your Day Might Start at 6 PM

You can spend all day providing for your family and still accidentally give them whatever energy you have left over.

Growth

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The High-Maintenance Maintenance Director

May 18, 2026

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4 min read

The High-Maintenance Maintenance Director

How a fun article turned into a lesson about humility, praise, and why so many good men struggle to simply say “thank you.”

Growth

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At Some Point, You Already Know Enough

May 14, 2026

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1 min read

At Some Point, You Already Know Enough

When smart people start saying the same thing I’ve been thinking, maybe I’m not crazy.

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