The story that helped me double my small farm’s hourly returns (after years of losses.)My wife and I ran a pastured poultry business for four years, and most of that time we somehow managed to lose money. Despite hours of…Jan 15, 2023Jan 15, 2023
Four unorthodox ways to cure your own anxiety and become a better person.If you’re anything like me, you live with an engine of anxiety whirring away inside of you. Sometimes it purrs, sometimes it roars. Lately…Jan 7, 20231Jan 7, 20231
The Demographic Crisis is very real, and it’s going to be awesome (For young, fertile Americans.)The latest innovation of our fear-and-panic news cycle is to stop beating the dead horse of “overpopulation” and slowly replace it with the…Jan 2, 2023Jan 2, 2023
Are you living like a medieval monk without even knowing it?The medieval past is taught to us in a way that makes our ancestors appear almost alien. How could anyone live that way? While there is a…Nov 26, 2022Nov 26, 2022
“Should” Is a Dangerous Word That Almost Destroyed My Farm Business“Should” is a dangerous word.May 9, 2022May 9, 2022
A Glimpse Into The Fever Dream That Is South DakotaMy wife and I spent about a month trapped in the Rapid City area of South Dakota, living out of our van. During most of our stay we slept…May 2, 2022May 2, 2022
What Can Economics Teach You About God? (Sunday Meditation 5/1/2022)This meditation can be read as secularly or religiously as you prefer. I am not formally educated in theology, or anything else for that…May 2, 2022May 2, 2022
If You Are Hounded by the Ghosts of Your Good Habits, Read ThisI vowed at the beginning of April that I would publish on Medium every single day for at least a month. I succeeded until day 27, and then…Apr 30, 2022Apr 30, 2022
My Brother’s Cat Ate a Fishhook and Taught Me an Important Lesson About Writing In the ProcessAt 11:30 last night, my brother’s cat, Henry, found a fishhook and got it stuck in his cheek. He found two fishhooks actually — the second…Apr 27, 2022Apr 27, 2022
Are You the Victim of Misdirection?Time is one of our most vital resources, and it is completely non-renewable. The finite nature of time gets a lot of press, but I think…Apr 26, 20221Apr 26, 20221
