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The Invisible Scorecard: Why We Rank People by Status Instead of Character

Jan 12, 2026

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The Ego and the mental story we build Somewhere along the way, many of us learned, quietly, unconsciously, to size people up. What do you do for a living?How much do you make?How much power do you have?What do you wear? Within seconds, a silent social status rating is assigned. No clipboard. No math. Just…
David sets out to sea to find himself or maybe to lose himself

Aug 14, 2025

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The old life had been a symphony of noise he couldn’t conduct. David had a good job, a nice apartment with a view of a city he’d never truly seen, and a social calendar packed with events that left him feeling emptier than a forgotten melody. He was a ghost haunting his own life, a…