The Adaptive Human
Dan Ackers, Holly B. Gutwillinger, Re1nGer | Existentialism, Danielle Wright, Peter Ashby Smith, Teresa Fracasso, Kellie SwartEssays about ordinary adaptations, the problems they solve, and the possibilities they can hide.
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You’re weird. No, you’re weirder
I was thinking about how seriously I take some things in adulthood.
I’ve got plenty of responsibilities, decisions to make, and things to figure out. And not all of it goes quite as planned.
That got me thinking about when I was younger,...
From where I’m standing
The way I see the world, where I’m standing changes what I can see.
When I was younger, small annoyances could fill my whole field of view.
People teasing me.
Or being rude.
Or making sarcastic jokes that I didn’t understand.
Someth...
A brutally honest check on where I am
Following my essay about looking at things ass-backwards, an honest check feels like the obvious next step. So I’m using the simplest framework there is and asking myself three basic questions.
Where are you right now?
I have been writ...
What if I’ve been looking at things ass-backwards?
I’m starting to wonder if I’ve been looking at adaptation ass-backwards.
Because a few days ago, I had a live conversation with Devon Canup.
I went into it with a fairly simple setup. I have a day job, a little over 800 subscribers on Sub...
Live: I have 800 subscribers and a day job. What now?
I gave Devon Canup the coach’s seat for an hour.
I have a day job, a little over 800 subscribers on Substack, and an idea that I’d like this to become something more. But I’m not sure what “more” looks like.
So we talked about it.
We tal...
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The world will keep changing, whether we want it to or not. I'm interested in how we adapt, what we resist, what we learn to live with, and how much we can shape what comes next.
Come for the MFA chaos, stay for the rescue pups. \ud83d\udc3e Cash & Sully approve all my drafts. Author of North of Broken & Furever Home
Writer/Philosopher. I try to make sense of the nonsensical - the life. Join me in pursuit of meaning and freedom...
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Stoic Futurist. I study how ancient ideas on agency, discipline, and character hold up under modern pressures like AI, accelerating work, and fragile institutions. I write for leaders, professionals, and founders seeking judgement in uncertain times.
I’ve been through the fire. I came out building. Helping you break old patterns & build from what you actually want — through the mental, somatic, relational & elevational layers of R.I.S.E.™ | Award-winning speaker
You saved it for a reason. I'm interested in what happens to that reason afterward: whether it survives, and what it leaves behind when it doesn't.
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