A clanker does the research. A human does the push-ups.
Evidence-based ways to stay human in an AI-heavy life.
Focus, sleep, movement, attention and the other things that get harder when more of life runs through a screen. Every claim is sourced and graded, and every practice says whether it has actually been tried.
Machine work
- Finds the problems people keep asking about on forums.
- Reads the studies, not the headlines.
- Grades every claim from A to D.
- Drafts, then checks each line against its source.
Human work
- Picks the angle worth writing.
- Tries the practice before calling it tested.
- Edits every line until it reads like a person.
- Decides what ships, and what gets cut.
Latest
Verdict · statusIn the works
Research underway- Sleep
Why do I keep waking up at 3am?
Waking at night is common; getting back to sleep is the real problem, and the best-supported advice is free.
- Leverage
AI was supposed to give us our time back
What the studies say about work intensification, "brain fry," and the pull of the weekly usage reset.
- Tracking
Does creatine do anything for the brain?
Two meta-analyses, one dramatic study with a dose nobody should copy, and an honest verdict.
What we cover
9 sub-themes- EmbodimentPresence practices
Breath anchors, body checks, walking practices that stick.
- AttentionFocus without more screens
Single-tasking, timers, environment design.
- MovementStrength and mobility
Feeling capable, not chasing a physique.
- RegulationDownshifting
Everyday tools for calming down, graded honestly.
- SleepSleep and circadian basics
Light, timing, wind-down. Fundamentals over gadgets.
- AnalogOffline anchors
Paper, physical books, friction against the feed.
- EnvironmentCold, heat and outdoors
Protocols with safety notes and evidence grades.
- TrackingWearables and supplements
What the numbers mean, and when to take the device off.
- LeverageAI as leverage
Using the machine hard without losing the evenings.