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James Bellerjeau, JD, MBA

Machiavelli’s Message to Well-Meaning Over-Warners

There are two times you make things worse by warning people of peril

3d ago

Floodwaters engulfing a park and trees

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James Bellerjeau, JD, MBA

Said Differently Is Operating Differently

Submission guidelines for the publication that challenges conventional wisdom and consensus views

Jan 1

Double row of urinals with tape blocking access to every other urinal. People easily get caught up in theories that “sort of just appear” without a firm foundation

Jan 1

Zinnia Khokhar

Syllabus for Suicide: The Dark Side of Education Systems No One Talks About

The most precise system designed to ruin human potential.

18h ago

Syllabus for Suicide: The Dark Side of Education Systems No One Talks About

18h ago

Shaant

If School Shootings Shook the Market, Not Just Classrooms, We’d Have Solved Them by Now

This is my reflection on why we act fast for money, but not when kids are being killed.

18h ago

If School Shootings Shook the Market, Not Just Classrooms, We’d Have Solved Them by Now

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Kratagya Tripathi

I Believed Toxic Positivity Helped But It Shattered My Mental Health

This is how forcing optimism made me lose touch with my real emotions — and how I healed.

18h ago

I Believed Toxic Positivity Helped But It Shattered My Mental Health

18h ago

Shaant

I Thought Having Kids Was My Duty, But I Grew Up And Realized Not Wanting Them Makes Sense

This is my story of letting go of expectations and choosing a child-free life with intention.

18h ago

I Thought Having Kids Was My Duty, But I Grew Up And Realized Not Wanting Them Makes Sense

18h ago

Kratagya Tripathi

I Was Called a “Mental Health Failure” and Learned the Truth About Recovery

This is how society stigmatizes non-linear healing and why we must stop punishing those whose struggles don’t fit tidy narratives

3d ago

I Was Called a “Mental Health Failure” and Learned the Truth About Recovery

3d ago

Shaant

I Made Reading a Radical Habit in a World Addicted to Scrolling

This is how books became my quiet rebellion against endless distraction and why deep reading feels revolutionary today.

3d ago

Man reading a book in a garden.

3d ago

Kratagya Tripathi

I Watched a Mob Beat a Thief and Now I Understand Exactly How Punishment Steals Our Humanity

This is how violent “justice” fails and what actually reduces crime

3d ago

I Watched a Mob Beat a Thief and Now I Understand Exactly How Punishment Steals Our Humanity

3d ago

Ajay Deewan

The Kind of Intelligence No One Hires, But Everyone Needs

Real intelligence doesn’t speak up first — it watches what the rest of us miss.

3d ago

A landscape-format image of a classical white marble bust with a realistic human brain sculpted in place of hair, set against a dark, textured background — representing silent, uncelebrated intelligence that watches more than it speaks.

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Said Differently

Said Differently is a home for unorthodox thinking that challenges lazy consensus views. Are you a careful observer and a clear thinker? You can help cut through the confusion by pointing out what the experts get wrong.

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James Bellerjeau, JD, MBA

Mechanic of the human soul. I channel Seneca and Machiavelli at predictable intervals (now weekly)

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