point of no return

  • The Freedom of the Irreversible Self

    The Freedom of the Irreversible Self

    The “point of no return” is considered ultimate freedom because it permanently resolves the exhausting internal conflict of living a double life, liberating you from the burden of choice. According to the sources, reaching this stage means the “male mask” is finally destroyed, and the option to retreat into a…

  • Addressing the Doubters: My Response to Skepticism

    Addressing the Doubters: My Response to Skepticism

    When you decide to reinvent your life at 72, people have questions. When you decide to reinvent it by trading a lifetime of masculine privilege for a life of domestic servitude and 1950s-style submission, people have judgments. I have heard the whispers. I know the skepticism. “Why would you give…

  • The Manifesto: Why I Am Starting My Life Over at 72

    The Manifesto: Why I Am Starting My Life Over at 72

    At 72 years old, most men are looking back. They are tallying their professional achievements, polishing their legacies, and settling into the comfort of the identities they have spent seven decades building. I am doing the opposite. I am burning mine to the ground. For my entire life, I have…