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52 Weeks to Self-Reliance: One Year of Deliberate Decisions to Take Back Your Time, Money, and Freedom
Hi, welcome back to the cabin. I finally wrote my first book. If you've followed my journey for the last ten years, you know that I've had many ups and downs throughout my life. One of the "ups" was when my first articles were published in several magazines starting in 2016. I was particularly proud of that first article because I had ironically failed English four times in high school and never graduated as a res...
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Members Only · Jul 2026
The Cabin I Never Built | Introduction
The Cabin I Never Built | Introduction Click on the title or the image to listen; A childhood dream can be more than nostalgia. Sometimes it is a...
Members Only · Jul 2026
Hearthside 04: An Hour By The Fire: What my Evenings Look and Sound Like
Hearthside 04: An Hour By The Fire: What my Evenings Look and Sound Like
Members Only · Jul 2026
Hearthside 03: Hearthside Is Where We Unplug And Reconnect
Hearthside 03: Hearthside Is Where We Unplug And Reconnect The internet has a way of speeding up everything, your attention, your mood, even your s...
August 01, 2026
The No-Phone Morning One hour before the world starts. What to do with it.
The No-Phone MorningThe phone is the first thing most of us reach for in the morning — before coffee, before a single thought of our own. This guid...
July 27, 2026
50 Productivity & Time Management Skills for Self-Reliance
I have learned that getting more done is not about packing every hour with more tasks. It is about doing the right work, protecting your energy, an...
June 28, 2026
How to Sit Quietly: A guide to stillness. No app, no instructor, no technique
How to Sit QuietlyMost of us have forgotten what it feels like to just stop. Not scroll, not plan, not catch up — just sit with the land and let th...