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What Ernst Jünger Can Teach Us About Awe
Learning from war and our six-year-old selves
Sep 16
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The War Between Expectations and Reality
Epictetus, Colonel Henry, and invincibility
Sep 9
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Sam Alaimo
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Dark Humor and Hard Times: Why We Laugh When Life Sucks
WWII, finding meaning, and living fully
Sep 2
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Sam Alaimo
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August 2025
How Warrior Cultures Teach Us to Face Suffering Without Blame
Epictetus, Stoicism, and the Warrior Wisdom of the Mae Enga
Aug 26
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Sam Alaimo
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What Plenty Coups Can Teach Us About Loneliness
Afghanistan, Plenty-Coups, and a Crow mode of mind
Aug 19
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Sam Alaimo
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How Dogs Make Us Human
The Logic of the Human versus the Logic of the Dog
Aug 12
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Sam Alaimo
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The Cure for Broken Body Language is Clearing Rooms
Purpose in life, close quarters combat, and making ourselves useful
Aug 5
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Sam Alaimo
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July 2025
How to Find Reverence for Life
Dog mushing, Shackleton, and Andromeda
Jul 29
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Sam Alaimo
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Why We Should Train for the Worst Case Scenario
Harry Potter, usefulness, and overcoming our environment
Jul 22
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Sam Alaimo
72
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How to Cure Sunday Depression
Viktor Frankl, the Bambuti, and reframing the Sunday Blues
Jul 15
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Sam Alaimo
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What Marines Teach Us About Gratitude
The Battle of Peleliu, the dangers of ease, and a path forward
Jul 8
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Sam Alaimo
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Why the 4th of July Still Matters
Intellectuals, Cambodia, Plastic, and Mithril
Jul 1
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Sam Alaimo
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