This reads like a nervous system manifesto as much as a business one.
We weren’t designed to operate like machines—we’re cyclical, creative beings who need rest, rhythm, and resonance to produce anything meaningful. The collapse of the 9-5 isn’t just economic or technological—it’s biological. Our bodies are rejecting what our culture no longer questions.
Love all these points:
Permissionless creation
Personalized skill stacking
Asynchronous income
Minimalist output, maximal resonance
The real flex in 2025 is working in alignment with your biology while letting technology do the heavy lifting.
Curious—how do you guys see somatic awareness (embodiment, nervous system literacy, etc.) fitting into the next evolution of work?
Most people don’t hate work. They hate "work", the meaningless kind. The mindless zero-sum kind. The kind that most people can do. They hate being replaceable. We hate being un-unique in a machine that reduces you to quotas and performance evaluations... Once you see that the game was built to keep you tired and compliant, you can’t unsee it. Technology just pulled the curtain back, and people are starting to see they can build their own leverage instead of begging for raises.
This post touches on an important concept of how we can lose our authenticity if we fall into the wrong environment. I would say we can lose authenticity whenever we lose touch with ourselves and take it of our sight, regardless whether we operate in a 9-5 or within entrepreneurship. When that authentic alignment is lost, we lose the drive, meaning and start despising the work. The thing is, we then don’t hate the work. We hate the persona we turn into whenever we are going to work. Don’t let it happen to you.
I’ve been learning from you and reading your content for a while and I can tell you are continuing to slowly get more frustrated that people can’t follow this clear advice. The market is heading in this direction and the benefits are so obvious. The prison of expectations and the noise of society is awful for some. Thanks for continuing to give us permission, passion, and a path.
This reads like a nervous system manifesto as much as a business one.
We weren’t designed to operate like machines—we’re cyclical, creative beings who need rest, rhythm, and resonance to produce anything meaningful. The collapse of the 9-5 isn’t just economic or technological—it’s biological. Our bodies are rejecting what our culture no longer questions.
Love all these points:
Permissionless creation
Personalized skill stacking
Asynchronous income
Minimalist output, maximal resonance
The real flex in 2025 is working in alignment with your biology while letting technology do the heavy lifting.
Curious—how do you guys see somatic awareness (embodiment, nervous system literacy, etc.) fitting into the next evolution of work?
Crazy how early you've been with all of this.
We likely see max-pain within a year or two and then even the masses will be scrambling to follow your prescription.
Most people don’t hate work. They hate "work", the meaningless kind. The mindless zero-sum kind. The kind that most people can do. They hate being replaceable. We hate being un-unique in a machine that reduces you to quotas and performance evaluations... Once you see that the game was built to keep you tired and compliant, you can’t unsee it. Technology just pulled the curtain back, and people are starting to see they can build their own leverage instead of begging for raises.
This post touches on an important concept of how we can lose our authenticity if we fall into the wrong environment. I would say we can lose authenticity whenever we lose touch with ourselves and take it of our sight, regardless whether we operate in a 9-5 or within entrepreneurship. When that authentic alignment is lost, we lose the drive, meaning and start despising the work. The thing is, we then don’t hate the work. We hate the persona we turn into whenever we are going to work. Don’t let it happen to you.
I’ve been learning from you and reading your content for a while and I can tell you are continuing to slowly get more frustrated that people can’t follow this clear advice. The market is heading in this direction and the benefits are so obvious. The prison of expectations and the noise of society is awful for some. Thanks for continuing to give us permission, passion, and a path.
I like seeing your influences based on the homages you sprinkle through your writing: Naval, Jack Butcher, etc.