Edric Ironcroft
@edric-ironcroft.bsky.social
Aspiring fiction author in the Steampunk genre, human equity activist, nature & music lover.
Enjoyment + Satisfaction + Meaning = Happiness
October 5, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Enjoyment + Satisfaction + Meaning = Happiness
What does it mean to live a finite fragile life in an infinite eternal universe?
~ Professor Brian Cox
~ Professor Brian Cox
September 30, 2025 at 2:15 AM
What does it mean to live a finite fragile life in an infinite eternal universe?
~ Professor Brian Cox
~ Professor Brian Cox
One of my favorite Rush instrumentals, and the title is most appropriate for this time period in history.
Malignant Narcissism
youtu.be/U2Dsoe7XwP4?...
Malignant Narcissism
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Malignant Narcissism (Instrumental)
YouTube video by Rush - Topic
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September 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
One of my favorite Rush instrumentals, and the title is most appropriate for this time period in history.
Malignant Narcissism
youtu.be/U2Dsoe7XwP4?...
Malignant Narcissism
youtu.be/U2Dsoe7XwP4?...
Fall pollinators.
September 28, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Fall pollinators.
Growing Sideways ~ Noah Kahan
September 18, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Growing Sideways ~ Noah Kahan
No is my second-favorite word in the dictionary with onomatopoeia coming in at number one.
September 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
No is my second-favorite word in the dictionary with onomatopoeia coming in at number one.
Kangaroos really are remarkable creatures.
September 16, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Kangaroos really are remarkable creatures.
Giant Puffball mushroom ( Calvatia gigantea ) found on my afternoon hike yesterday.
September 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Giant Puffball mushroom ( Calvatia gigantea ) found on my afternoon hike yesterday.
Goes back over 50 years for me to have that innocent view of the world.
September 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Goes back over 50 years for me to have that innocent view of the world.
I support the Til Valhalla Project and their mission to honor fallen vets and create awareness and reduce veteran suicide.
tilvalhallaproject.com
tilvalhallaproject.com
September 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I support the Til Valhalla Project and their mission to honor fallen vets and create awareness and reduce veteran suicide.
tilvalhallaproject.com
tilvalhallaproject.com
If humanity were a stock on Wall Street and I was an investor, I would be short-selling like crazy.
September 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
If humanity were a stock on Wall Street and I was an investor, I would be short-selling like crazy.
Crossed the 3M steps mark this morning. On track for a 3rd straight year over 4M steps. 4.9M is my PR but won't come anywhere close to it this year.
September 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Crossed the 3M steps mark this morning. On track for a 3rd straight year over 4M steps. 4.9M is my PR but won't come anywhere close to it this year.
Reposted by Edric Ironcroft
Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
September 6, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
Question for all my writer connections. My keyboard went woke. Does that mean the novel I'm writing with it will automatically be woke as well?
🙃🤷♂️🙃🤷♂️
🙃🤷♂️🙃🤷♂️
August 31, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Question for all my writer connections. My keyboard went woke. Does that mean the novel I'm writing with it will automatically be woke as well?
🙃🤷♂️🙃🤷♂️
🙃🤷♂️🙃🤷♂️
I shouldn’t be here.
Beating the odds taught me this: happiness can lead to complacency, but contentment — rooted in gratitude — keeps me moving forward.
Full story: www.candc.blog/melancholy-c...
Beating the odds taught me this: happiness can lead to complacency, but contentment — rooted in gratitude — keeps me moving forward.
Full story: www.candc.blog/melancholy-c...
Melancholy Content
The odds of me even being born are absurd. Add in the close calls, the emotional lows, and the strange way my brain treats happiness as a trap, and it’s a miracle I’m still here at all. What I’ve lear...
www.candc.blog
August 9, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I shouldn’t be here.
Beating the odds taught me this: happiness can lead to complacency, but contentment — rooted in gratitude — keeps me moving forward.
Full story: www.candc.blog/melancholy-c...
Beating the odds taught me this: happiness can lead to complacency, but contentment — rooted in gratitude — keeps me moving forward.
Full story: www.candc.blog/melancholy-c...
Wrote a new post for Father’s Day—one for the dads we have, the ones we lost, and the ones we never got to be. Not all stories are the same, but they all matter.
Full post here: www.candc.blog/an-ode-to-fa...
(this one is a freebie; no signup or sign-in is necessary!)
Full post here: www.candc.blog/an-ode-to-fa...
(this one is a freebie; no signup or sign-in is necessary!)
An Ode to Fatherhood: For the Fathers We Have, Had, or Never Knew
Not every Father’s Day feels the same. Whether you're celebrating, remembering, or reflecting on what could have been, this piece offers a heartfelt look at fatherhood in all its forms.
www.candc.blog
June 15, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Wrote a new post for Father’s Day—one for the dads we have, the ones we lost, and the ones we never got to be. Not all stories are the same, but they all matter.
Full post here: www.candc.blog/an-ode-to-fa...
(this one is a freebie; no signup or sign-in is necessary!)
Full post here: www.candc.blog/an-ode-to-fa...
(this one is a freebie; no signup or sign-in is necessary!)
Balance is a myth. Harmony is personal. My new post explores eight life areas: health, career, purpose, growth, family, faith, friends, love, and weekly rituals to keep hope flowing.
Ready to find your harmony levels?
www.candc.blog/hope-harmony...
#Hope #Harmony
Ready to find your harmony levels?
www.candc.blog/hope-harmony...
#Hope #Harmony
Hope & Harmony: 8 Areas That Keep Us Moving Forward
Discover how replacing the myth of “balance” with your own personalized “harmony levels” across eight life areas: health, career, purpose, growth, family, spirituality, friends, and love, can fuel las...
www.candc.blog
June 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Balance is a myth. Harmony is personal. My new post explores eight life areas: health, career, purpose, growth, family, faith, friends, love, and weekly rituals to keep hope flowing.
Ready to find your harmony levels?
www.candc.blog/hope-harmony...
#Hope #Harmony
Ready to find your harmony levels?
www.candc.blog/hope-harmony...
#Hope #Harmony
🔄 Rethinking “Net Worth”
In America, “net worth” almost always translates to a dollar amount. What if we measured it by human impact instead? My new blog is about redefining net worth to include lives we touch, problems we solve, and hope we spread.
Check it out: www.candc.blog/redefining-n...
In America, “net worth” almost always translates to a dollar amount. What if we measured it by human impact instead? My new blog is about redefining net worth to include lives we touch, problems we solve, and hope we spread.
Check it out: www.candc.blog/redefining-n...
Redefining Net Worth
When you say “net worth,” what springs to mind? In America, most of us instantly start tallying bank accounts, investments, real estate, and other assets. But why do we define “worth” solely in moneta...
www.candc.blog
June 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
🔄 Rethinking “Net Worth”
In America, “net worth” almost always translates to a dollar amount. What if we measured it by human impact instead? My new blog is about redefining net worth to include lives we touch, problems we solve, and hope we spread.
Check it out: www.candc.blog/redefining-n...
In America, “net worth” almost always translates to a dollar amount. What if we measured it by human impact instead? My new blog is about redefining net worth to include lives we touch, problems we solve, and hope we spread.
Check it out: www.candc.blog/redefining-n...
My friend, John Abrams, has published a new book!
Business can be the heart of the great civilizational shift we need today. Learn more about #CooperativeBusiness and #EmployeeOwnership. Order #FromFounderToFuture: A Business Roadmap to Impact, Longevity, and Employee Ownership: amzn.to/3ZkCMd1
Business can be the heart of the great civilizational shift we need today. Learn more about #CooperativeBusiness and #EmployeeOwnership. Order #FromFounderToFuture: A Business Roadmap to Impact, Longevity, and Employee Ownership: amzn.to/3ZkCMd1
From Founder to Future: A Business Roadmap to Impact, Longevity, and Employee Ownership
From Founder to Future: A Business Roadmap to Impact, Longevity, and Employee Ownership [Abrams, John, Weinzweig, Ari] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. From Founder to Future: A Business Roadmap to Impact, Longevity, and Employee Ownership
amzn.to
June 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
My friend, John Abrams, has published a new book!
Business can be the heart of the great civilizational shift we need today. Learn more about #CooperativeBusiness and #EmployeeOwnership. Order #FromFounderToFuture: A Business Roadmap to Impact, Longevity, and Employee Ownership: amzn.to/3ZkCMd1
Business can be the heart of the great civilizational shift we need today. Learn more about #CooperativeBusiness and #EmployeeOwnership. Order #FromFounderToFuture: A Business Roadmap to Impact, Longevity, and Employee Ownership: amzn.to/3ZkCMd1
Mental fitness > mental breakdown.
I work on my headspace like others hit the gym — with therapy, AI, and personality-type tools. I'm still figuring it out, but this is what’s helping me stay grounded.
🧠 New post: www.candc.blog/therapy-tech...
#mentalfitness #selfawareness #therapyworks #INFJ
I work on my headspace like others hit the gym — with therapy, AI, and personality-type tools. I'm still figuring it out, but this is what’s helping me stay grounded.
🧠 New post: www.candc.blog/therapy-tech...
#mentalfitness #selfawareness #therapyworks #INFJ
Therapy, Tech & Typology: My Mental Fitness Routine
We train our bodies to stay fit — but what about our minds? In this post, I share how I’m building a personal routine around mental fitness using therapy, AI, and personality typology. It’s not about ...
www.candc.blog
June 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Mental fitness > mental breakdown.
I work on my headspace like others hit the gym — with therapy, AI, and personality-type tools. I'm still figuring it out, but this is what’s helping me stay grounded.
🧠 New post: www.candc.blog/therapy-tech...
#mentalfitness #selfawareness #therapyworks #INFJ
I work on my headspace like others hit the gym — with therapy, AI, and personality-type tools. I'm still figuring it out, but this is what’s helping me stay grounded.
🧠 New post: www.candc.blog/therapy-tech...
#mentalfitness #selfawareness #therapyworks #INFJ
Legacy isn’t a brand.
It’s a ripple.
I wrote a short piece about how I see legacy — not as something I control, but something others piece together after I’m gone.
🌀https://www.candc.blog/what-if-legacy-isnt-yours-to-define
It’s a ripple.
I wrote a short piece about how I see legacy — not as something I control, but something others piece together after I’m gone.
🌀https://www.candc.blog/what-if-legacy-isnt-yours-to-define
May 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Legacy isn’t a brand.
It’s a ripple.
I wrote a short piece about how I see legacy — not as something I control, but something others piece together after I’m gone.
🌀https://www.candc.blog/what-if-legacy-isnt-yours-to-define
It’s a ripple.
I wrote a short piece about how I see legacy — not as something I control, but something others piece together after I’m gone.
🌀https://www.candc.blog/what-if-legacy-isnt-yours-to-define
Not all success scales. A recent convo with my PT reminded me how easy it is to chase someone else’s dream. Sometimes, enough really is everything. 🧘♂️
Read more: www.candc.blog/the-quiet-jo...
Read more: www.candc.blog/the-quiet-jo...
The Quiet Joy of Enough
In a world that praises more—more revenue, more growth, more success—what if the real win is choosing enough? Here's a reminder that happiness doesn't always scale.
www.candc.blog
May 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Not all success scales. A recent convo with my PT reminded me how easy it is to chase someone else’s dream. Sometimes, enough really is everything. 🧘♂️
Read more: www.candc.blog/the-quiet-jo...
Read more: www.candc.blog/the-quiet-jo...