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Thinking Differently While Lying Down

Can the Position We Lie In Influence the Way We Think?

3 minutes read - Aug 19, 2026

Don’t Wait as Long as I Did

On the quiet power of the right place

4 minutes read - Aug 6, 2026

The most common mistake with AI

is trying to find a solution to a problem that hasn’t even been defined yet.

3 minutes read - Jun 17, 2026

How I lost my belly fat and gained muscles while being over 60

How a Beach Volleyball Game Changed My Life

8 minutes read - Jun 14, 2026

Resources And Downloads From My Books

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Tactical Briefing: Digital Self-Defense on Android and Samsung - The Complete Privacy Guide

PDF, 23 Pages in Letter Format: Anyone using a Samsung smartphone with a Google account is dealing with at least two parallel data collectors. Google captures activity through the operating system and its apps; Samsung captures usage data through One UI, the Samsung account, and its own services. Both are legitimate companies operating within the terms of their privacy policies, but those policies permit substantially more data collection than most users realize. The measures in this tactical briefing systematically reduce that collection without compromising the core functionality of your device.

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Tactical Briefing: Digital Self-Defense on iPhone - The Complete Privacy Guide

PDF, 29 Pages in Letter Format: Apple actively markets itself as the most privacy-conscious of the major tech companies, and in many respects, that reputation is earned. App Tracking Transparency, Advanced Data Protection for iCloud, and on-device processing for many AI features represent genuine progress. At the same time, Apple collects substantial data by default: usage statistics, Siri requests, App Store activity, and location data all flow to Apple's servers unless you explicitly turn them off. Many of these settings ship enabled and must be manually disabled. This guide shows you exactly how.

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