The Preparation

Crisis of Meaning

The years we sell as the ones that hand a young person direction are the years that quietly take it.

16 hrs ago • Maxim Benjamin Smith

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The Layoff Report Every 17-Year-Old Should Read

You might think twice about taking the conventional path...

Jul 16 • Matt Smith @ Crisis Investing

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Too Many Graduates Flood White-Collar Job Market

Two million new players a year. A fixed set of chairs. You don’t need an economics degree to finish that math. In fact, that’s rather the point.

Jul 14 • Matt Smith @ Crisis Investing

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College is dead. Young men need this instead.

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Jul 11 • Matt Smith @ Crisis Investing

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The Feds Just Put a Price Floor Under Your Diploma.

Look How Low It Is.

Jul 10 • Matt Smith @ Crisis Investing

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May 2026

This is Why You Don't Settle for College...

How to be in the top 0.0001% of people your age without a degree -- proof

Published on Maxim Benjamin Smith • May 12

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March 2026

The Coolest Job in the World?

No experience needed to do things like this that everyone around you will be impressed by...

Mar 29 • Maxim Benjamin Smith

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February 2026

Making the Leap

More Preppers are doing what it takes to make significant progress in their own lives

Feb 24 • Maxim Benjamin Smith

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Diamonds in the Rough

The secret (and wildly interesting) jobs perfect for any young man looking for skill and adventure

Published on Maxim Benjamin Smith • Feb 21

The College Trap: Credentialed… and Still Stuck at $20 an Hour

There is a better way

Published on Smith Sense • Feb 1

January 2026

4 More...I'm Happy to Say

We are going to see a lot of progress from these young people going into the future. Stay tuned.

Jan 24 • Maxim Benjamin Smith

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Here Are Best Things to do (and not do) When Starting The Preparation

A 4-Point Guide to Starting it Right...

Published on Maxim Benjamin Smith • Jan 6

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