thomas

I'm begging you to please do whatever it takes to have a clear mind. You don't understand how important this really is. Mental health is everything. Ruthlessly filter the information you consume. Turn on Do Not Disturb. Stop stacking stimulus. Implement the analog hour. Quit reaching for your phone first thing in the morning. No more binge scrolling late into the night. Kill all the open loops. Do everything in your power to protect your cognition. Being a clear thinker is the most underrated skill of our time. Do with this what you will.

Comfort is the enemy.

Dostoevsky always goes for the kill.

The best thing you can do for yourself is actively choose one focus and go all in. Pick the skill, read the book, take the course, practice practice practice, push through discomfort, keep stacking wins. The more you lean in, the more inevitable you become.

physical is the future. analog is coming back. people crave something besides a phone in their hand. i picked up my copy because the boss archive is one of the best bodies of work I’ve seen online. plus, got the lifetime sub on Substack to support the cause.

as a man you should be doing everything in your power to become an asset not a liability. stack valuable skills. step up and lead from the front. take ownership even when it’s not your fault. leave everything better than you found it. set the standard. no one is coming to save you. so be the freaking man.

normalize building your own data center

Had a “play date” with one of my son’s friends the other day. The boy kept cutting in front of my daughter every time they switched to play a new game. It was pissing me off. So I told him “girls always go first.” He looked at me like I was speaking in tongues. Finally, he asked me “why do girls always go first???” I said right in front on his dad, “Has no one ever taught you ladies first? It’s how we treat girls.” Are men seriously not teaching this to their sons?

normalize disappearing on Sunday to do a factory reset on your body and mind

God’s Country

propaganda I’m teaching my sons: - two genders: male and female - America is the last stronghold - Jesus Christ is the King - fear nothing but God - tolerance is not a virtue - risk is the key theme of life - man is measured by his sacrifice how am I doing?

this is what’s waiting for you outside btw

we must start reading again. there are some amazing book clubs like @athenaeumbc that are absolutely killing it. they've inspired me to take up reading some of the classics recently like crime & punishment, the abolition of man, and soon the iliad.

I'm begging you to stop wasting your life. Delete TikTok. Pick a side quest. Find your purpose. Work intensely. Take risks. Seek discomfort. Embrace boredom. Believe in yourself. Follow God. If you do this for 6-12 months, your life will never be the same.

the lord has blessed me with two boys to raise into men. the world they inherit will be perilous. but I will do everything in my power to teach them how to act like a man. lead by example. and show them heroic courage. many cowardice men will not do the same.

if there’s one quote worth committing to memory, it’s this Dostoevsky banger

there’s an unrelenting truth to the saying “as a man speaks so he becomes”

The New 1%: - Clear thinker - Strong pattern recognition - Regulated nervous system - Fine-tuned brain chemistry - Protects morning cognition - Deliberate disconnection - Curates every input - Not fat - Leans into strengths - Automates around weaknesses The old 1% had capital. The new 1% has a brain.

I recommend everyone spending 1 hour a day offline. Completely disconnected. Go lay in the sun. Take a casual walk. Read. Play. Think. You'll reclaim your intellectual sovereignty faster than you can possibly imagine.

Your next 10 years will be defined by: - the books you read - the hobbies you enjoy - the skills you learn - the work you do - the food you eat - the people you love Be ruthless about curating your life accordingly.