John R. Miles

So as you think about your intentions for this year, I want you to ask yourself a different question.

What is my optimal scale?

If you want to change the world in 2026, stop trying to reach the masses.

The masses don't exist.

They're just millions of small groups who've lost their way.

Your real power is to build one high functioning, high intimacy, micro society.

Because as Ehrlich says, the first task is to get a portion of society to understand the situation.

And understanding doesn't start in a football stadium.

It starts at the campfire.

That's where the Dunbar Reset becomes revolutionary, and we'll get practical next.

But before we do, before we turn those ideas into action,

I want to acknowledge something that always surfaces right about here.

The science lands.

The biology feels true.

But when you start thinking about actually shrinking your world, auditing your connections, pruning the noise, choosing depth over breadth, it stirs things up.

There's discomfort.

There's guilt.

There's the fear of missing out or seeming cold or losing some part of yourself.

And every week I hear from listeners who say things like, I get the world is too big, but how do I let go of certain people or feeds without feeling like it's becoming smaller or harder?

How do I protect my energy without closing my heart?