John JosephThe 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…6 min read·Jan 15, 2023----
John JosephFour 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…8 min read·Jan 7, 2023--1--1
John JosephThe 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…6 min read·Jan 2, 2023----
John JosephAre 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…3 min read·Nov 26, 2022----
John Joseph“Should” Is a Dangerous Word That Almost Destroyed My Farm Business“Should” is a dangerous word.5 min read·May 9, 2022----
John JosephA 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…4 min read·May 2, 2022----
John JosephWhat 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…6 min read·May 2, 2022----
John JosephIf 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…3 min read·Apr 30, 2022----
John JosephMy 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…3 min read·Apr 27, 2022----
John JosephAre 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…3 min read·Apr 26, 2022--1--1