The Adaptive Human
Dan Ackers, Scott Perry, April Edwards, Ryan MaxwellEssays for people whose lives still work on the outside, but something internally feels slightly off.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 93 | Founded | 9 months ago | Last Issue | 5 days ago |
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My brain has other plans
I’m feeling exhausted.
So exhausted that all I wanna write about is being exhausted.
Then my brain switches gears and tells me I should write about a really weird mud event in my kindergarten.
Yeah, basically, I had mixed sand and water...
Live: How much of your life is actually yours?
I sat down with Re1nGer, writer of The Liberation Project, for a conversation about some of the questions neither of us is interested in answering too quickly.
We started with meaning and purpose. Is purpose something we find, something we...
When almost anyone can create anything
I’ve had many conversations recently about AI, and the more I’ve talked about it, the more problematic it has looked to me.
A lot of those conversations left me with questions we couldn’t really resolve, so I started looking further.
And...
When being needed feels safer than being wanted
I’ve always found it easier to understand why someone needs me than why they simply want me around.
There was a period in my life when I often declined invitations from friends.
They kept asking anyway.
I didn’t really think about it at...
Good enough that nobody would leave
I spent years building things I thought should make me feel successful.
Somehow, the feeling never arrived.
AI-generated image
Before I started my company, I was broken up with over a phone call.
It hurt a lot.
And while I was process...
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We can build entire lives around what was once necessary, then forget why. I write about the patterns hidden inside ordinary lives. The ones we carry, repeat, and often only recognize later.
Big ideas for moving work that matters forward with greater intention, integrity, and impact. It's time to be creative on purpose!
I write for the quietly overwhelmed, those fighting perfection, or searching for joy again. I share stories, tools (including free PDFs), and ideas to help you stay curious, creative, and grounded. \ud83c\udf3f\ud83d\udcda
I work with men who have built the life they wanted and can't shake the feeling that something is missing. I help them determine where they are, how they got there, and what to do about it — so they don't have to figure it out alone.
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