The Guardrails that I use with AI
In this article I will talk about the challenges of AI, how I use it for my business, and the guardrails that I use. Like the subtitle says: How I Use AI Without Selling My Soul.
Designing an Intentional Life
Ep. 173 – Searching for Community with Andy Hickman
Andy Hickman (shagbark_hick on X/Twitter) has gone viral in recent months as he has tried to form community in Northern New York. He shares about the tension between loving a place and watching it die.
Move Your Vegetable Garden Closer to Home: A Zone 1 Permaculture Strategy
Why Zone 1 is the most important area of your land or yard. Zone 1 is the closest to your house. You walk by it or through it every day. And if you are like me, it may not be used to it’s best design.
Ep. 172 – Stop Building Side Hustles—Start Building Skills
Stop Building Side Hustles—Start Building Skills. First Know Yourself, then Know Your Customer. I share side hustle tips.
Thriving the Future is Still Thriving Four Years Later
Thriving the Future has been sharing “positive solutions to help you Thrive” for over four years now.
Ep. 171 – Teach Your Kids Foundational Skills
Can your kids point out North, South, East, West when they are outside? Teach Your Kids Foundational Skills.
Skills Over Stuff
How to develop skills rather than just buy more stuff. Teach your kids foundational skills, including conflict resolution. Teach them worldview and values.
Ep. 169 – It is Time to Rethink Your Community
We all need community. But divisions are destroying friendships and fracturing communities across America. Many people now refuse to associate with those who hold different views — avoiding them at farmer’s markets, skipping social gatherings, even ending decades-long friendships. But there’s another path forward: a framework to navigate forgiveness, set appropriate limits, and create space for people in your outer circles without compromising your values.
Ep. 166 – Feeling Overwhelmed by World Events? Focus on What You Can Actually Change.
Tips for dealing with adversity. Focus on your Circle of Influence and Circle of Concern.
Ep. 157 – How Goes the Struggle?
Perpend became an Orthodox monk.
When he was home, he would greet others, with a greeting that he likely learned in his travels: Instead of saying, “Hi, how are you?”, he would say, “How goes the struggle?”
Instead of giving the usual response of “I am fine”, you would think about it for a moment. This led to a more real and heartfelt conversation.