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Author: Theodore Lee

Theodore Lee is the editor of Caveman Circus. He strives for self-improvement in all areas of his life, except his candy consumption, where he remains a champion gummy worm enthusiast. When not writing about mindfulness or living in integrity,  you can find him hiding giant bags of sour patch kids under the bed.
Products

Caveman Approved Products of the Week

The LEATHERMAN Skeletool takes a refreshingly simple approach to multi-tools

Many multi-tools try to include every possible feature, often resulting in something bulky and difficult to carry.

The Skeletool focuses on the essentials: pliers, a knife, a bit driver, and a few practical extras. The result is a tool that’s capable without feeling oversized.

It’s the kind of design that recognizes most people use the same handful of functions over and over again.

What Reddit says: The Skeletool is frequently praised for being the multi-tool people actually carry every day, thanks to its lightweight design and focus on the tools most often used.

LEATHERMAN Skeletool multi-tool

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Life Experiences

Confessions of a Former White Supremacist

I don’t tell many people this about myself.

Partly because it’s embarrassing. Partly because I know some people will never look at me the same way afterward. And partly because there are people out there who assume that once you’ve believed something hateful, you’re permanently broken.

But the truth is that for a large part of my life, I was a neo-Nazi white supremacist.

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Advice Column

“Am I Wrong for Wanting to Write My Novel While My Girlfriend Works?”

A couple of months ago I lost my job. It wasn’t a surprise, and honestly I was relieved. The job had taken over my life, and for the first time in years I felt like I had room to breathe. My girlfriend earns enough that we’re financially comfortable, so I decided to spend the summer working on a novel I’ve dreamed about finishing for more than a decade.

The problem is that since June started, my girlfriend has been pushing me to find another job. We argue about it almost every day. She says we need to save for a house and a wedding. I tell her that spending a few months focused on my writing is a far better investment than taking a random job just to bring in a paycheck.

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Answers

What Is the Psychology Behind a Person Who Always Needs to Be Right?

Most people think the person who always needs to be right is driven by arrogance. They imagine someone walking through life convinced of their own superiority, dismissing opposing views because they’re simply too full of themselves to listen.

Sometimes that’s true.

More often, though, the need to be right isn’t a sign of confidence. It’s a sign of fragility.

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Links

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Leak Exposes Members of Peter Thiel’s Secretive ‘Dialog’ Society – Archive.ph

A Damn Fine Collection of Fascinating Photos – Ned Hardy

This is the #1 accessory for a Weber kettle because it makes temperature control dramatically easier, turning the grill into a capable smoker and creating a perfect two-zone setup for everything from low-and-slow barbecue to reverse-seared steaks. – Amazon

US officials say Iran deal calls for diluting uranium at minimum, waiving sanctions, opening strait – AP News

The Hacker Sent by Anthropic to Calm the Government’s Nerves About AI Safety – WSJ

Inside the Ludicrous, Deadly Serious Plan to Take Over Greenland – Archive.ph

‘Humiliation’: Donald Trump battles claims his Iran deal is worse than Obama’s – Archive.ph

37 Travelers Share the Places That Felt Instantly “Off” – Ned Hardy

Nitrile gloves worn over cotton glove liners are a BBQ favorite because they give you the heat protection needed to handle hot food while maintaining the dexterity and grip that bulky grilling gloves can’t match. – Amazon

The real woman behind Botticelli’s ‘Birth of Venus’ died at only 23 – Popular Science

7 Letters to Write Before You Turn 70 – Art of Manliness

The Filmmakers Bringing Val Kilmer Back to Life—and Stoking Anxiety About AI ‘Ghostploitation’—Explain Themselves – Archive.ph

Ranked: The Countries Where $1,000 Takes the Longest to Earn – Visual Capitalist

Ranking top 2026 MLB trade deadline candidates – ESPN

Google Earth Has a Hidden Flight Simulator – Lifehacker

Advice Column

“My husband has a porn addiction”

The backstory is that my husband struggled with a porn addiction before we got married and had stopped for a while. About three years into our relationship, he relapsed and I caught him. That was when I learned he had been hiding it from me for about a year. It completely broke my trust, and we’ve been trying to recover ever since.

We’ve been married for five years. One of the biggest issues is that his porn use seems to have affected our sex life. He struggles with ED, and from what we’ve learned, porn addiction can contribute to that. He rarely initiates sex unless I’ve repeatedly brought up the issue, and we usually have sex only once or twice a month.

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Life Experiences

5 People Who Revived a Dead-bedroom Reveal How They Did It

1. My wife and I went over a year without. It was rough. Neither one of us were communicating what we needed, and ended up resenting the other. The key factor here was communication. Once we opened up and acknowledged what the other needed, things have been much better all around. It’s not easy to fix, but like most problems, talking to the other person is the only way.

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Life Advice

Stop Sacrificing Your Dignity: How to Build Self-Worth and Leave a Toxic Relationship

One of the most painful things about toxic relationships is that they rarely begin as toxic relationships.

They begin with hope.

You meet someone who makes you feel seen, understood, desired, or needed. You imagine a future together. You invest time, energy, and emotion. Then, little by little, the relationship starts demanding things from you that you never intended to give away.

Your peace of mind.

Your confidence.

Your self-respect.

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