Hi. I’m Jon. Welcome to Paleolithic Principles for a Digital World.
Competence, Self-Sufficiency, Freedom
A generalist seeks competence across many domains – intellectual, physical and spiritual. He is obsessed with lifelong learning, skill acquisition, robust and functional physical fitness and personal growth.
A competent man is a self-sufficient man. He has a loving support network, yet he accepts that his ultimate responsibility is to himself and his family. He is a stoic, a prepper, a businessman and an investor.
A self-sufficient man is free. He decides how to live each day. He seeks adventure. He opts out of ‘the system’. He is a rebel.
There’s nothing new about these values. In fact, the way I see it, they’re as old as humankind itself. Long before agriculture, industry and digital technology we homo sapiens lived fulfilling, varied and health-promoting lifestyles.
I’m on a mission to recapture some of the hunter-gatherer spirit.
A bit about me
Throughout my ‘career’, I’ve been an academic, teacher, writer, photographer, entrepreneur and software engineer. In truth, I’m all and none of those things. I define myself as a creative generalist.
My all time favourite quote
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
– Robert A. Heinlein
