Nick Dimmer writes Life Sufficient, an independent publication on geopolitics, money, privacy, and resilience. A software engineer by background, he reads central bank documents and government reports so you don't have to.
Learn practical carpentry basics for homeowners: build a simple toolkit, measure accurately, make straight cuts, create strong joints, and work safely—so you can fix shelves, hang mirrors, and handle small projects with confidence and savings.
In a world of endless distractions, the Pareto Principle—or 80/20 rule—reveals that 80% of your results stem from just 20% of efforts, empowering you to audit your tasks, eliminate the trivial, and double down on high-impact activities for outsized success in business, productivity, and life.
Trump Accounts launch reshapes U.S. social contract; Cuba emergency targets oil suppliers; the Fed holds as the administration bets big on fiscal stimulus.
Trump ratifies the Board of Peace in Davos, Europe commits €90B to Ukraine, and the US exits the WHO in a week that rewired the global order.
Gaza enters Phase Two, US imposes semiconductor tariffs, Pax Silica expands, Iran faces coordinated sanctions, and the EU-Mercosur deal is signed.
In our urbanized world, where cities rely on fragile global supply chains instead of local farms, the Holodomor shows famine is often deliberate—and today’s disruptions like blockades, trade wars, climate shocks, or infrastructure failures can starve millions in megacities far faster than in past.
The US withdrew from 66 global bodies, captured Maduro, pressured the Fed, and sealed an OECD tax deal in a week of sweeping unilateralism.
From road rage honks to furious online comments, anonymous rage reveals how the absence of face-to-face contact strips away our empathy, unleashing quick judgments and labeling strangers as 'idiots' in the blink of an eye.
US forces extracted Nicolás Maduro from Venezuela on Jan 3, reshaping hemispheric security calculations. Bulgaria joins the euro. A global tax deal takes shape.
The smartest way to enjoy luxury without sabotaging your wealth is to acquire appreciating, cash-flowing assets—like rental real estate—that generate enough passive income to cover depreciating "shiny objects," rather than using bank credit or savings directly on things that lose value.
Learn how trees redistribute water rather than create it — and why smart species selection and watershed thinking matter more than planting millions of trees in the wrong place.
Humanity ranks just 0.73 on the Kardashev Scale. Learn what it takes to master planetary energy and why our choices today shape whether we ever reach Type I.