Appendix A - The Practices Are Subtractions

Appendix A - The Practices Are Subtractions

Appendix A - The Practices Are SubtractionsFrancois Wessels
Published on: 26/08/2026

Most books of practices ask you to add one more thing to an overfull life. This one doesn't. A working field guide to the Safety, Story, and Strategy practices behind the SSS Framework — reframed as removals, not homework — with usable exercises.

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Chapter 7 - Your Body Already Knows — The Question Is Whether You're Listening

Chapter 7 - Your Body Already Knows — The Question Is Whether You're Listening

Chapter 7 - Your Body Already Knows — The Question Is Whether You're ListeningFrancois Wessels
Published on: 10/07/2026

You can be delivering, respected, and still feel something has gone quiet inside. This week's reflection explores interoception — the body's own intelligence — and why learning to listen to it may be the leadership skill no one taught you.

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