Greetings.
My name is Ben. I am many things: a military officer, husband, father, armchair strategist, avid reader, sci-fi enthusiast, and recovering architect.
In late 2021, I decided to take some good advice and subtract many of the distractions from my life. This included social media, any high-maintenance online presence, most status-driven pursuits, complicated self-improvement schemas, and pretty much everything that required a subscription.
The focus of my efforts are now entirely on the big rocks: family, health, friendships, and work. In that order. My current emphasis is on durability: experiences, ideas, pursuits, and goods that have positive residual effects in and through my life and the lives of my immediate family.
This blog is a collection of random thoughts on leadership, war, coffee, and other marginalia. (So, life, basically.)
Regards,
Ben