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The Motto of “Safety Third”
The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.--Tacitus Burning Man used to have a motto: “Safety third.” What they meant by this, is that safety is still important (a ...
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Are You Free From Your Father?
Well I’m a 40 year old, grown ass man who has accomplished every goal I have ever set, and I’m not yet free. And I understand why. When we are an infant, we are truly in the garden of Eden. Our mot...
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The Beauty and Horror of Being Human
It is so easy to get lost in the judgment of people, that we become blind to the beauty of human beings. It takes fucking courage to be a human. We are the only earth-bound being forced to reckon ...
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What is the antidote to suffering?
What is the antidote to the suffering and malevolence of life? The highest possible goal.”-Jordan B. Peterson So what is your highest possible goal? I know what mine is. But do I always act in...
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What Is True?
I want you to think about a situation that you desire clarity around. An answer you seek. Something personal. Because yes, all of us would like to know when aliens are going to show up! Then bust ...
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Are You A Laser or Lantern?
Your attention is like a light source. Whatever your light is focused on, you will learn about. If you focus your light on mathematics for example, you will illuminate more and more complicated equ...
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Secret To Instantly Change Perspective
When I am feeling flustered, frustrated, concerned about how things are going personally and collectively, I have a trick. I imagine that I am a fresh soul. Without my personal history, just pure c...
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Do You Know Resistance?
Is that draft of your story/poem/book stuck in your documents list, beckoning you to finish it, while you steadily ignore it’s pleas? Is that business idea still in the aether, thirsty for you to w...
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Looking In The Wrong Place
One of the stickiest stories is that somehow our mental/emotional salvation is going to come from the external world. Unfortunately, whatever you are searching for externally will eventually fail y...
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Transitioning from Onnit CEO
Today the news is official I have stepped down as CEO of Onnit. I am doing this completely of my own volition, because it is for the good of all. I am doing it BECAUSE I love Onnit. Onnit is in my...
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From Iron To Steel | The Darkness Story
We all know that a good Japanese sword is made of the strongest steel. But that steel begins as iron ore. The iron ore is then melted, and formed into a block, where the swordsmith begins the proce...
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You’re Already There
We love the idea of being on a journey--going from where we are now to somewhere that is better. Whether this is losing weight, making money, spiritual growth...whatever. As long as we have a place...
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Closing Our Relationship Chapter
It is with deep gravitas that I want to let all of you know that Whitney and I are no longer “together” - In other words, we transitioned our romantic relationship. First and foremost we want to th...
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The Universe Teaches
Life is our greatest teacher. Nothing else comes close. A parent is bound by the attachment to the role of parent and the unyielding physical love for their child. A romantic partner is bound by th...
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Sometimes I Want to Die
Sometimes I want to die. I’m not ever going to kill myself, I don’t even have suicidal thoughts. Just sometimes it seems preferable to be dead. But what the fuck is that? I don’t want to feel like ...
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Five Uncomfortable Truths About Me
My friend and medicine woman Wailana told me last night, “The world doesn’t need anything from you other than your truth.” Wow, what a relief. Seriously though! Because truth is something that we a...
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What Does It Mean to Be Free?
William Wallace had it right. Freedom is worth fighting for. Without freedom we are but a puppet on a stage. But what does it mean to be free? Because total freedom doesn’t exist. We are never free...
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A Claim To Freedom!
I want to write you guys a newsletter that says “I’m on the top of the world, and everything is great!” But, that would only be part of the story. I am literally closer to the top of the world in W...
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F*ck Goals
I’m a little hungover and feeling feisty. So I’ll say it again. Fuck goals. Why? Because a goal sets you up with a proposition of success or failure based upon a specific outcome. And guess what? Y...
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My Open Relationship Journey with Whitney
You’ve heard me talk about it. A lot. My five-year open relationship with Whitney Miller has been the best teacher I’ve ever had. I’ve had the opportunity to face my deepest fears, experience the g...
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Love is Not An Agreement
Well, first of all, I have to thank the thousands of people who have sent their gratitude and love for the video explaining the story and mindset behind my car accident. If you haven’t checked it o...
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Disfigured or Transformed
Everyone who has been injured, including myself, has the opportunity to look at themselves one of two ways: Disfigured or transformed. I’ve been doing a pretty good job at seeing myself as transfor...