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Ambition Without Hunger
A case for contentment that doesn’t kill your drive.
16 hrs ago
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Alexander Lovell, PhD
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February 2026
You Were Never a Rough Draft
A leaf. A shiver. A reminder: you don’t have to earn aliveness.
Feb 25
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Alexander Lovell, PhD
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The Anchor Pack
INTERNAL MEMORANDUM
Feb 18
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Alexander Lovell, PhD
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Before You Make It Mean Something
What grief, strangers, and saved essays reminded me: don’t perform the lesson, touch what’s true.
Feb 15
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Alexander Lovell, PhD
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A Coke, a Cape, and a Breath I Didn’t Earn
A barber, a Coke, and one hour where I refused the “just get through it” script, and let myself be held anyway.
Feb 10
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Alexander Lovell, PhD
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Let It Be Smaller Than You Want
No redemption arc. Just the handrails that make this week bearable.
Feb 8
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Alexander Lovell, PhD
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The Cost of a Good Yes
Not burnout. Not boundaries. Just the grief of what quietly slips away.
Feb 3
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Alexander Lovell, PhD
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Apparently it’s February.
February’s theme: kind firmness. Permission included.
Feb 2
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Alexander Lovell, PhD
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Living Room Invitation - February 2026
For our Paid Members
Feb 1
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Alexander Lovell, PhD
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January 2026
January Doesn’t Motivate You. It Accuses You.
The tyranny of the January reach: reaching because you’re supposed to, not because you’re listening. My chest knew the difference before my mind did.
Jan 30
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Alexander Lovell, PhD
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Sovereignty looks like not folding the blanket
This week’s practice: one comfort tweak + one body cue. We deserve comfort.
Jan 25
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Alexander Lovell, PhD
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Tonight’s story: how I optimized myself into a cage
Two weeks into my new “system,” I felt worse than ever: tight-chested, frantic, hollow. Then Helix (the Weimaraner) staged an 80-pound intervention.
Jan 24
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Alexander Lovell, PhD
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