Quick update on the community. Right now the paid plan is $3. On Friday, November 13, it goes to $6. Here’s what $3 gets you today, on top of the free posts: - Minimal Training: my full system to build a strong, lean, athletic body training 3 times a week. Reverse pyramid, the 2:1 method, diet, and the habits behind it. - The Daily Disciplines: the habits I build my days around. Steps, prayer and meditation, grounding, sleep, and a reading list that starts easy and works up to the classics. - All the other courses available in the Classroom section (check it out!) - Everything I add from now on. New articles and materials every week. Why the price is going up: the library is growing every week and I expect it to keep growing. This will likely not be the last increase. If you join before Friday, you keep $3 for as long as you stay subscribed. Whoever joins after pays the new price. Your $3 also supports the work. It pays for the time I put into writing and researching all of this and it’s what lets me keep the free content free. If you’ve been thinking about it, this is the cheapest it will ever be.

A few simple habits that can make your Sundays (and your life) a little more meaningful. ● Attend the Divine Liturgy and pray. ● Take a walk in a park with your family. ● Listen to Bossa Nova. ● Be an active member of a community. ● Do an act of charity for someone. ● Repent and confess your sins. ● Read a work of fiction before going to bed. ● Surround yourself with beauty: icons, sculptures, art and beautiful objects. ● Don’t worry about tomorrow’s troubles. ● Watch an old movie at night. ● Write by hand (journaling).

If you feel your life is not where you want it to be, just start Italianmaxxing (trust me). Do these for 30 days: 1. Amore (love people out loud) 2. Slow meals: phone away 3. Daily walk 4. Grow your hair out 5. Feet on the grass 6. Extra virgin olive oil (no seed oils) 7. Daily sun: morning light first 8. Less screen time 9. This (talk with your hands) 10. Dolce far niente: rest without guilt 11. Wine and cheese with friends 12. Contemplative leisure: read something just because Come back in a month and tell me how it went!

Folks, as promised yesterday, I just published a full article on “Why I Started Eating More Sugar (And Why You Should Stop Being Afraid of It).” Head over to the Classrooms section and look for Nutrition and Metabolism. You'll find the full article there as a PDF. Waiting for your feedbacks!

I honestly wasn’t expecting people to join within just a few hours of launching the community (and we already have a few supporting members too)! I’m grateful for the early support, I’ll never forget you. 😭🫵 A quick note on how membership works: you can join for free, take part in the community, and receive one letter each month. If you’d like to support my work, you can become a supporting member through the Premium plan for $3/month. That gives you access to all the courses I release here (btw, have you checked out the courses I’ve already launched in the “Classroom” section? If not, go take a look!), including future ones, for as long as your membership is active. These will also be sold separately at prices higher than the monthly subscription. As a supporting member, you get them all included, without having to buy each one individually. You’ll also receive weekly letters and practices, access to the full letter archive, reading recommendations, a monthly live conversation and direct access to me. I wanted to keep this affordable so more of you could take part. Your support gives me more time to write, create courses and build this community. If that sounds worthwhile, choose the Premium membership to join us. Thank you for being here and helping Pilgrim Way grow. ⛰️