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Honest writing about faith, family, and the books that keep changing my mind.
“The unexamined life is not worth living.”
You know that quote. We’ve all heard it, nodded, and kept walking. But if you’ve ever felt stuck or trapped without a way out of the level you’re at, this is for you. Wanting something better isn’t enough. Sometimes we’re not asking the right questions.
I wasn’t asking the right questions.
Useful Humans began with a vision a decade ago. The plan was to read 50 books to boost my mindset in areas of weakness. I followed the advice of Patrick Bet-David and let the Amazon algorithms choose 50 influential and beneficial books to up my game. I shared a link to those books and launched into the project.
As I wrestled with questions and ideas that make me uncomfortable, this project began to take a different direction.
Whatever I expected this project to become, it's arrived differently than I planned. Baby steps, like Bill Murray inching down the hallway in What About Bob? Little by little, not all in one year. Baby steps toward an unvarnished look at my motives, my beliefs, and the bets I've placed that haven't yielded wins.
I’m taking that insight and digging a new path. One without a map. There’s not so much a direction as a sound of authenticity I’m aiming for. And in that sound, I believe God will be glorified.
My name is Daniel Dessinger. I live minutes away from the Florida beach with my wife and three children. I homeschool my kids, run an internet business with my wife, and follow daily self-care rituals to improve my health and capacity to do challenging things.
I write for people who believed something, waited a long time, and are still trying to be honest about what happened.
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