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The High School Freshman Playbook
A gamified 90-day system for ninth-grade confidence, stress management, and a stronger first year.
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Career
The New Manager Journal
A practical guide to delegating, building trust, and leading people well as you move from doing the work to managing a team.
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Relationships & Stoicism
Live Like Marcus: The Stoic Husband
A restraint practice for married men, focused on how pride and reactions show up at home and in a marriage.
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Relationships & Stoicism
Live Like Marcus: Starting Over
A 90-day Stoic practice for men rebuilding independence and emotional control after divorce.
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Relationships & Stoicism
Live Like Marcus
A 90-day manual for daily Stoic practice and emotional resilience.
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Career
Live Like Marcus: Leadership
A Stoic system for navigating middle management burnout.
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Relationships & Stoicism
Live Like Marcus: The Caregiver
A Stoic guide to eldercare stress, aging parents, and family burnout.
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Relationships & Stoicism
Live Like Marcus: The Stoic Focus Protocol
A 90-day framework for adults navigating executive dysfunction and task paralysis, using daily Stoic practice.
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Relationships & Stoicism
Live Like Marcus: Anger
A guide to navigating explosive reactions through Stoic philosophy.
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Health Systems
Spoonie Quest
A gamified 90-day energy budgeting system for people managing chronic illness, fatigue, and flare pacing.
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Health Systems
Aura Pause
A precise migraine pattern system for separating triggers, warning signs, and the signal inside the noise.
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Health Systems
Spoonie Proof
A structured guide for ADHD and autoimmune energy budgeting, built around the reality of limited capacity.
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Health Systems
Hold the Muscle
A 90-day GLP-1 system for protecting lean mass, reaching protein targets, and tracking strength.
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Health Systems
Flare Pause
A structured autoimmune trigger and inflammation system for making flares less mysterious.
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Health Systems
Upright
A 90-day method for tracking upright tolerance, symptoms, and daily function with POTS and dysautonomia.
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Recovery
The Last Cigarette
A craving-control and relapse-prevention system that makes quitting measurable, manageable, and finishable.
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Mind & Momentum
Thought Alchemy
A 90-day system for interrupting negative self-talk and building mental habits that hold.
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Mind & Momentum
Dopamine Alchemy
A digital detox and attention system for rebuilding focus before the devices rebuild you.
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Mind & Momentum
Pixel Pause
A practical 90-day workbook for mindful technology use and a healthier relationship with screens.
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Mind & Momentum
Decision Command
A system for automating low-value choices and breaking the cycle of ADHD decision paralysis.
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Performance
Longevity Built
A 90-day method for adults over 50 building mobility, strength, and durable physical capability.
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Field Books
The Pitmaster Performance System
A 90-session performance record for serious pitmasters refining brisket, fire management, and repeatability.
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Field Books
Inshore Tactical Fishing Logbook
A tactical session system for kayak anglers mapping conditions, lure performance, and inshore patterns.
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Health Systems
GLP-1 Portion Pilot
A 90-day system for portion awareness and control on semaglutide. For the person who is still hungry despite the medication — this journal helps you understand your signals, map your patterns, and build the habits that make GLP-1 actually work.
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Health Systems
GLP-1 Progress System
A 90-day blueprint for breaking semaglutide plateaus and tracking weight loss stalls. For the person whose medication has stopped working the way it did — this system helps identify what changed, track what matters, and get back on track.
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Health Systems
Spoon Alchemy
A 90-day system for chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia energy management. Track morning spoons, daily output, and recovery patterns — so you stop running out before the day does and start building a life that works within your actual limits.
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Health Systems
Flash Pause
A 90-day system to track hot flashes, identify triggers, and take control of menopause symptoms. Track flash intensity, sleep disruption, and trigger load — so symptoms stop feeling random and management becomes something you can actually do.
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Steady Dose
A 90-day system for oral GLP-1 users managing side effects and GI symptoms. Track system status, trigger events, and intensity — so you can stay on the medication that's working without the side effects that make you want to quit.
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Health Systems
The GLP-1 Effect
A 90-day workbook for semaglutide results and weight loss progress. Track satiety, food noise reduction, and protein optimization — so the medication does what it's supposed to do and you can see exactly how.
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Health Systems
The Spoonie Journal
A 90-day energy management logbook for individuals with ADHD and chronic illness. Track spoons, symptom flares, and executive function — a comprehensive daily system for the person managing multiple conditions at once.
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Health Systems
Optimized
A 90-day guide for men's hormone balance and testosterone enhancement. Track hormonal metrics, performance indicators, and protocol adherence — a professional-grade TRT optimization system built around real data, not guesswork.
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Health Systems
The Migraine & Barometric Pain Journal
A 90-day atmospheric pressure logbook to track weather changes, monitor prodrome symptoms, and optimize medication timing. For the migraine sufferer who suspects the barometer is the trigger nobody talks about.
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Health Systems
GLP-1 Side Effect System
A 90-day system to track side effects and identify patterns while using semaglutide or tirzepatide. Built for the patient who wants to stay on the medication — and needs the data to manage what comes with it.
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Health Systems
The Caregiver's Dementia Daily Log
A 90-day Alzheimer's care journal to monitor medication compliance, sundowning episodes, sleep quality, and behavioral triggers. Built for the caregiver who needs a structured record, not just a place to write.
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Productivity
Conversation Mastery System
A 90-session field guide for social confidence and genuine human connection. Not theory — a structured practice system for people who want to get better at conversation the same way you get better at anything: deliberate repetition, honest tracking, real feedback.
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Productivity
Overland Work System
A 90-day off-grid productivity system for the overlander, van-lifer, or remote worker who needs structure without a desk. Tracks signal, power, output, and momentum — built for the person who works where most people vacation.
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Mind & Momentum
Sleep Reset Protocol
A 90-day method to reset your circadian rhythm and restore deep sleep. Track sleep windows, rhythm disruptions, and recovery — so you can stop fighting your body's clock and start working with it.
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Mind & Momentum
Identity Alchemy
A 90-day system for mastering post-transformation reinvention. For the person who has done the hard work of changing — lost the weight, quit the habit, rebuilt the life — and now has to figure out who they are on the other side of it.
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Mind & Momentum
26.2 Built
A 90-day system for marathon preparation and heart rate zone mastery. Track VO2 max, heart rate zones, and training load — built for the runner who is serious about finishing strong, not just finishing.
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Mason Alder is co-founder of Diehl House Books. His career in IT infrastructure taught him to pay attention to what people need a system to do—and where it gets in their way.
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