Behold the Warrior!

This will be the first of a 3pt essay. I'll likely still upload a full version after I break it up. I prefer the long version, but people tend to turn away from videos over an hour long and I get why. So, for now, enjoy part 1! Stay guided by reason and motivated by love!

Love your fate. Do good for others. Stay guided by reason and motivated by love.

Here is the link for the Behold the Warriors network discussed at the end of the video: https://behold-the-warriors-network.mn.co/ Please join the free trial!

Enjoy some romantic stories from Greek philosophy and mythology as a break from the controversial essay I have uploaded recently. I hope this is enjoyable. If you enjoy this type of content over hearing me pontificate then let me know and more can come. Stay guided by reason, and motivated by love.

I wanted to provide a few observations I had with respect to the Bxng Club closure. Stay to the end for a cool announcement. This was written quickly and without the same care as my long form essays, but its proven difficult to let my brain focus elsewhere, so I thought I'd give a word about it.

Much love everyone. This essay will surely be taken as provocative, but my intention is not to breed hate... literally the opposite. Please be civil with any responses.

Stay guided by reason and motivated by love.

To check out Gary Turk's videos click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7dLU6fk9QY

Sources

Books Used:

Behave: The Biology of Human Beings at our Best and Worst by Robert Sapolsky

Determined by Robert Sapolsky

Free Will by Sam Harris The Evolution of Everything by Matt Ridley

Articles mentioned in the video in order: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/fullarticle/783830#google_vignette https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34913872/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9058108/#:~:text=Individuals%20with%20ACE%20scores%20%E2%89%A5,of%20drug%20abuse%20in%20adulthood https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/reasons-internal-external/

Podcast episode mentioned: https://youtu.be/u45SP7Xv_oU?si=Cazmnjd84hv5pMWw

On my days off on holidays I always get hit with inspiration to write and produce something new. Here are my thoughts on New Years Resolutions and my hopes for 2025. Thank you for listening.

Consider this a part 2 to the "Distractions and Bad Incentives" essay. Here I share how perverse incentives in tech, food, and porn ruin lives and why we shouldn't be so quick to place the onus on ourselves to simply resist it all in order to see self-improvement. More practical solutions to overcome common vices are provided in the video and will be expanded on further in the next essay. There is a lot to say on this essay, and the whole theme might not make perfect sense until the next essay is released. I prefaced as much as I could in the intro to this episode so please listen all the way through and look forward to the ensuing essay tying it all together. Thank you everyone who listens. Stay guided by reason, and motivated by love <3