by Stephanie Benedetto | Mar 21, 2025 | Personal Development
Years ago, philosopher L.A. Paul introduced a thought experiment called The Vampire Problem. The scenario: You’re offered the chance to become a vampire – you get all the superpowers, none of the downsides (hurting people, drinking blood, you know.) Your closest...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Mar 19, 2025 | Community, Personal Development
Back in 2022, a seed was planted in my soul. It started as a simple group project created during my Supercoach training—a community project called Love In Action, where people shared small acts of love. The project fizzled out after three months, but the energy never...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Mar 13, 2025 | Personal Development
Some months back, my tech-loving partner got involved with a group of Nix OS rebels on a mission to save their favorite open source software. (That’s as deep as my understanding goes, as the politics of technology are far over my head.) When Olly started having long...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Mar 10, 2025 | Personal Development
I’ve been on very few dates in my life. Part of the reason is because I spent most of my adult life (22 years) with the guy I met at age 19 and later married. But even after we split, dating wasn’t much of a “thing” for me. My relationship MO is more like: Meet...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Mar 1, 2025 | Personal Development
Today is my birthday, and I’m contemplating a question asked by John Bejakovic in his Daily Email House community. John shared how influencers who adopt a fake, exaggerated persona are beloved by those who follow them, despite the inauthenticity of playing a role. He...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Feb 28, 2025 | Personal Development
I’m nine years old in my dark purple pajamas, huddled in the back of a police car with my little brother, Dennis. It stinks of plastic, cigarettes and stale pizza. “Put on your seatbelt,” I tell him. I don’t want to give the officer a chance to yell at us when he...