Guided Reading Programmes
Go deeper than the archive.
The free reading series organises the essays by stage. The paid series goes further — a curated sequence of Originalform essays plus the best external books and primary sources, a synthesis guide, reflection questions, and a Notion tracker. The difference is between reading and studying.
Free archive vs. guided series
| Free archive | Guided series | |
|---|---|---|
| All essays by stage | ||
| Read in any order | ||
| No account required | ||
| Curated reading sequence (essays + books) | ||
| External book & article recommendations | ||
| Series synthesis essay (exclusive) | ||
| Guided reflection questions | ||
| Notion reading tracker template | ||
| 6-week paced reading schedule | ||
| Lifetime access + future updates |
What's inside every series
Curated reading order
20–30 pieces per series — Originalform essays plus the best external books, articles, and primary sources — sequenced so each piece builds on the last.
Series synthesis PDF
An exclusive long-form essay written for the series that ties everything together. Not available anywhere else on the site.
Guided reflection questions
One set of questions per section — designed to make the reading active rather than passive. Most people use these as a journalling prompt.
Notion reading tracker
A pre-built Notion template for tracking your progress, noting key passages, and capturing your own thinking as you move through the series.
6-week paced reading schedule
A suggested schedule so you move through the series at a pace that lets the ideas settle — without it taking over your life.
Lifetime access + updates
When new essays are added to the series or the synthesis is updated, you get the updated version automatically.
Available now
Enrollment openThe Conditioning Layer
How beliefs get installed before you examine them.
Propaganda, manufactured consent, language as a tool of thought management, media environments, attention capture, and the specific mechanisms that make borrowed thinking feel like your own. By the end, you know how the installation works — in society and in you personally.
Reading list includes
- Noam Chomsky — Manufacturing Consent (selected chapters)
- Edward Bernays — Propaganda (full text)
- Neil Postman — Amusing Ourselves to Death
- Marshall McLuhan — The Medium is the Message
- Walter Lippmann — Public Opinion (Part I–III)
- 8 Originalform essays on media, language, and conditioning
Series price
$29
✓ All 6 items in the offer stack
✓ Lifetime access + updates
✓ Instant access on purchase
Or get all 4 series for $79
The System Explained
How the structures you operate inside actually work.
Debt, money creation, institutional incentives, the mechanics of democracy, and why the economic system maintains itself so effectively without requiring anyone's conscious cooperation. Not conspiracy — documented, visible mechanisms that shape every decision you make about work and money.
Reading list includes
- David Graeber — Debt: The First 5000 Years (selected chapters)
- Michael Hudson — The Bubble and Beyond (excerpts)
- Thorstein Veblen — The Theory of the Leisure Class
- Ivan Illich — Tools for Conviviality
- Selected Federal Reserve primary documents
- 9 Originalform essays on money, debt, and institutional design
Series price
$29
✓ All 6 items in the offer stack
✓ Lifetime access + updates
✓ Instant access on purchase
Or get all 4 series for $79
Full library
All four series — one price.
Buy the bundle and get all four guided series as they become available — including the two coming-soon series when they launch. Pay once, access everything.
Coming next — included in the bundle
Finding What's Yours
What comes after the conditioning is seen.
8 weeks · 22 pieces
Building on Your Own Terms
What it looks like to construct something real from your own OS.
7 weeks · 20 pieces
Buy the bundle now and Series 03 and 04 are added to your account automatically when they launch. No extra payment.
Not ready to buy? Start free.
Questions
How is this different from just reading the essays on the site?
The free archive is self-directed — you pick what to read, in whatever order. The guided series adds curation: a specific sequence that builds understanding progressively, external books and primary sources that the essays reference but don't include, a synthesis essay that ties the whole series together, and reflection questions that make the reading active. The difference is between a library and a curriculum.
Do I need to have read the essays first?
No. The series is designed to work as your entry point. If you have already read some essays, the external reading and synthesis will add a layer you have not had before.
How long does each series take?
The 6-week schedule works out to roughly 3–4 hours per week. You can go faster or slower — there are no deadlines. Everything is self-paced and you keep access permanently.
Is there a refund policy?
Yes. Work through the first section of a series with genuine engagement. If you see no value, email for a full refund. The same standard as the course.
Does the bundle include coming-soon series when they launch?
Yes. Buy the bundle and Series 03 and 04 are added to your account automatically on release — no extra payment, no action needed.