Self reflective writings & book summaries on the applications on, philosophy, power and human behaviour through my perspective.
I used to be apathetic to being a father and having a family. I find fulfilment and meaning in my life’s mission — in ‘the work’— in contributing to the world and conquering. While I still believe this to be true, it is primarily a selfish endeavour gratifying my own obsession to work hard and...Continue reading
The antidote to instant gratification and pleasure-seeking is having a strong clear vision for the future — having a ‘why’ and purpose. “Those who have a ‘why’ to live, can bear with almost any ‘how’.” Some of the most successful wealthy people are masters at delaying instant gratification. They forgo temporary pleasure and lean into the discomfort...Continue reading
Get a water filter Use smaller plates to reduce caloric intake or use larger plates to increase caloric intake. Get blackout curtains, eye masks, wear blue blockers at night, install blue-blocking apps and red globes in lamps to improve sleep. Get garden plants for the home to clean the air and provide a calming beautiful...Continue reading
The following writing is an analysis, interpretation and summary of James Clear book, Atomic Habits. This book can be summarized quite well into one sentence. “The quality of our habits determine the quality of our lives.” Do your habits support and build you? Or diminish and slow you? Are they catabolic? Or are they anabolic?...Continue reading
After conquering a personal or business endeavour and accomplishing something I’ve never done before the question remains…what’s next? How do I top what I just did? This may be the wrong question to ask. The question to ask is… What is the hardest most interesting problem I can solve? Where does the intersect between deep...Continue reading
The following conversation dives into Ethan Fleming’s mission to pull a Jeep 100km to complete ‘the world’s strongest ultra’. We discuss Ethan’s upbringing and how it moulded him, abuse, mental strategies to combatting suffering and pain and everything he has done to prepare for his most formidable challenge yet – what it takes to pull...Continue reading
The following conversation presents the story of how journalist Silvia Foti uncovered lies about the history of her grandfather who was responsible for killing thousands in the holocaust. This memoir becomes much more significant when she later discovers the Lithuanian government has been ignoring and lying about their participation in contributing to the holocaust. Silvia...Continue reading
The following conversation is with world-renowned US trainer Broderick Chavez. Broderick’s expertise is in understanding how to use performance-enhancing drugs to maximise the performance of Olympians and IFBB Pros. We discuss the considerations one should make on calculating the risk to benefits ratio of taking PEDs, strategies to minimise the costs to anabolics and principles...Continue reading
The following conversation is with Dr Mary Grabar the author of Debunking the 1619 Project: Exposing the Plan to Divide America. Through the lens of history, we discuss the divisive and false tactics used to equate America with the exact opposite qualities of its founding freedom: an undisruptable cycle of oppression. Mary gives a historical...Continue reading
The following conversation Amelia Schrader discusses the purpose of life, managing and building healthy relationships, ikigai, Amelia’s experience with psychics and setting boundaries. Amelia Schrader is a yoga teacher, educator and owner of Axis Yoga. You can be taught by her by signing up to her online yoga teaching classes here: https://axisyoga.teachable.com/Continue reading
What does it mean to feel like I’m living a life of meaning? The most obvious answer I have found is to dedicate myself to the pursuit of my personal legend — my ikigai— the thing that provides me ultimate fulfilment and purpose in life. Another new component that was illuminated by Sam Harris is the idea...Continue reading
1: We Are Too Dependent On Large Corporations For Our Livelihood & Well-Being It is clear how vulnerable the supply chain is to disruption from a systematic (global) level and an idiosyncratic (individual) level. To circumvent this the individual should establish their own autonomy and independence by reducing their dependency on global infrastructure, improve provisions...Continue reading
Death & Catastrophe Is Imminent: The death, illness or debilitating deterioration of the health of my parents is imminent within the next day to 15 years if they keep their current lifestyle. Disaster, death and suffering is coming, it’s not a question of ‘if’, it’s a question of ‘when’. Are you prepared for those dark days...Continue reading
I have often felt regret and lamentation over the seemingly ineffective busyness that has stimulated my days. This busyness usually comes in two forms: Completing tasks that make me feel like I’ve accomplished something when I really have just been putting off the most difficult tasks. My insatiable curiosity leads me to stumble upon new...Continue reading
The following conversation with Daniel DeBrocke discusses the art and science of mastering and managing habits, the psychology of food and nutrition, dealing with eating disorders and how Daniel plans to achieve ambitious goals like his goal to squat 1000Lb, bench press 600Lb and deadlift 900Lb raw. Daniel DeBrocke (StackedStrength) is a strength coach and...Continue reading
The following conversation centres around Socionomics, the science of history and social prediction which aims to understand how social mood influences the social actions of the individual and a population at large. This conversation is with the Director of Socionomics Institute, Matt Lampert and has many practical implications to how psychology, behaviour, sociology influence the...Continue reading
This rule is going to discuss the limitation of being, the necessity of suffering and what we can about it. The idea that life is suffering is a tenant in one form or another of every major religious doctrine. Buddhist stated directly, Christians illustrated with the cross, and Jews commemorate the suffering enjoyed over centuries....Continue reading
The following conversation is with David Tuck, the Head of Mission for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Australia. Our conversation centres around how the ICRC manages international humanitarian law, humanitarian aid, armed conflicts and the risk and consequences of nuclear war. David leads a team who work closely with government, military,...Continue reading
“No obstacle in front of me is more powerful than the will I have to conquer it.” — David Goggins My will is one of the most powerful things I have access to. It is not just sheer willpower, my ‘will’ comprises of: My ability to exceed the boundaries of my limitation in spite of pain and...Continue reading
This conversation podcast is with Col Buz Carpenter, an Air Force pilot most famous for being 1/85 humans in history to fly the fastest operational fighter jet ever made, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird where he executed global reconnaissance missions. Buz also served as a C-141 aircraft commander during Desert Storm and Desert Shield and flew...Continue reading
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