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Be the change you want to see in young men

From a noisy cinema to Louis Theroux’s Manosphere: male role models, algorithms, and choosing to model respect in public instead of only whispering from your seat.

3 min read
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This is How I Do Therapy

I've been going to therapy for over ten years now. I resisted therapy aggressively when I was in my 20s — here's how I frame it as mental coaching and what I do each month.

12 min read
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The gap between what AI promises and what it delivers is exactly the size of your experience.

I rebuilt my entire personal website from scratch using AI tools — for under $250. Here's what it took, why it worked, and exactly why you probably shouldn't try it.

12 min read
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Building nicharalambous.com with AI

What It Was Like Building nicharalambous.com — From the AI's Side

An AI's perspective on building a personal site that actually converts — the stack, the content engine, the launch layer, and what it felt like from the other side.

6 min read
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Burnout Took My Ability to Memorise

One of the more unexpected consequences of severe burnout has been what it's done to my memory.

4 min read
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I Deleted Social Media Because I

I recently decided to stop using X. com.

5 min read
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The Idea Destroyer

If I received a brick every time someone pitched me an app, product or business idea I’d be able to build a large chunk of the Great Wall of China.

2 min read
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The Brutality Of Burnout

Burnout is fucking intense, people.

15 min read
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South Africas Greatest Export

Earlier this year I noticed a few people in my network talking about and then joining a new community called The Lekker Network.

2 min read
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Your Age Is Showing

When I was 20 I thought I knew everything. When I started my first venture-backed business a few years later I was certain that I was the only person who knew everything.

4 min read
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If It Annoys You Twice Fix It

A few months ago I was watching an episode of Chef’s Table: Legends on Netflix. The one with Jamie Oliver.

6 min read
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I Built Something

Over the past couple of months I have spent some of my evenings and weekends solving a problem I’ve had for years.

5 min read
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