Excerpt: "...become impeccable where it counts, behind the puffed up veneer, in the daily grind, the hard work and discipline nobody gets to see, let alone applaud. Your dignity depends on earning that discipline. Your health depends on it. Your relationship with all and sundry will reflect it. The world is entering a period where decentralisation, disruption, and mistrust...."

Excerpt: "... either this bond feeds you or it drains you, either it respects your freedom or it tries to buy it, sell you short, and either it grows up into something alive or it dies in ways that you are somehow a contributing participant. The same goes for the larger scheme. The bigger picture taking form in the world currently makes this moment feel epically historical rather than merely a personal vexation, and this is where your nervous system starts reading the room like some approaching spell of inclement weather..."

Excerpt: "...One part of you holds the supreme estimation that you’re solid, capable, built for any crisis. Another part suspects you’re an impostor held together by momentum and clever use of slick phraseology. A bit of Dr Goebbels propaganda-merchandology. With that kind of internal split, it makes sense that you’d look outward for the verdict, for someone else’s affection, approval, or outrage to tell you who you are and whether you matter. The problem is that the world has become a terrible mirror..."