Counter-Surveillance: Civilian Guide
How you (without CIA or military resources) can use operative-grade awareness and tradecraft to detect and deter...
Lifestyle
21 Factors of Being a Hard Target Like a Covert Operative
Most people walk through life completely unaware they’re soft targets – easy to follow, easy to ambush,...
How to Live a Double Life (spies)
Living a double life is about control, precision, and keeping your lies cleaner than your truths. To...
CIA Lessons on Being ‘Cool’
Cool isn’t about trying hard, it’s about never needing to. The coolest person in the room doesn’t...
Managing Your Children Like They’re CIA Assets
You want to raise smart, resilient, mission-ready humans that you can control? Treating your kids like they’re...
Becoming Comfortable With Chaos and Making it Work for You
Chaos isn’t the enemy, it’s just the environment. You can either fight it, freeze in it, or...
Using Tradecraft to ‘Life Hack’ Anything in Everyday Life
Want to be more persuasive? More aware? More in control of your life? Apply tradecraft to everyday...
Having a Tactical Perspective of Your Neighborhood
A covert operative doesn’t just walk through a neighborhood – they analyze it, own it, and use...
Always ‘Verify’ Before Opening Your Home Door
Tradecraft teaches us to question what we see at face value, a skill that’s just as useful...
Adapt, Analyze, Execute: A CIA Operative’s Reflection Ritual
For a covert operative, the start of a year isn’t just a time to look back; it’s...
12 Ways to Use Christmas Decorations as Home Security
Christmas decorations aren’t just festive, they can also help secure your home. With a little creativity and...
Reading the Urban Jungle Like an Operator
A complex maze of people, architecture, and unseen systems – learning to navigate it like a Special...