Freedom to be present.
Work ends, and the evening is yours to enjoy. You put your phone away, share dinner without checking a message, and give the people beside you your attention.
FOR MEN WHO HAVE BUILT A GOOD LIFE—AND WANT MORE FREEDOM TO ENJOY IT
Make room for the lifeyou keep putting off.
Learn to protect your time, make difficult choices with confidence,
and give the trip, project, or change you keep postponing a place in your life.
THE OUTLAW’S CODE + FREEDOM TOOLKIT
One decision.
A place to begin.
Practical philosophy and memorable stories help you see a choice differently. Chapter exercises and five companion tools help you decide what to do next.
Bring a decision that matters to you. No background in philosophy is needed.
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THE LIFE YOU’RE MAKING ROOM FOR
Time that feels like yours.
A life you look forward to.
Confidence to speak up.
You enter the conversation you’ve been avoiding with a clear idea of what you want to say. You can listen, explain your needs, and consider the answer without automatically giving in.
Adventure with a place in your life.
The trip has a date. The project has begun. There’s something on your calendar you chose because it matters to you. You feel the nerves—and take the next step.
You can want more of this while valuing your work, relationships, and responsibilities.
The book helps you examine how they fit the life you want.
WHEN YOUR OWN PLANS KEEP WAITING
How did your own life become
the thing that waits?
You’ve become the person everyone can count on.
Your own plans are easier to move.
Everyone can reach you.
Even when you’re off.
The extra request arrives, and you agree before checking what it will interrupt. Another evening you meant to keep fills with something else.
You want a change.
What would it take?
A new direction feels expensive before you’ve looked at the figures. It’s hard to explore an option when you don’t know what it would require.
You’ll do it when
things calm down.
The conversation, the project, the place you want to see. You keep them for a quieter month. Meanwhile, another month fills itself.
THREE PRACTICES. EVERYDAY CHOICES.
Freedom starts with
the next choice you make.
Learn to move from an automatic response to a decision you understand and can stand behind.
Use these three connected practices when more work arrives, an expectation feels compulsory, or your own plans keep getting pushed aside.
Master your response.
When another request arrives, pause long enough to consider it. Give your attention to the decision before your need for approval answers for you.
Question the rule.
Ask whether being dependable really requires being available every evening. Separate what has been agreed from what you’ve assumed you must do.
Choose your commitments.
Consider what you want, what it will cost, and who else is affected. Then decide what to accept, what to ask for, or what to decline.
A free man is not someone who answers to nobody. He is someone who has consciously decided what is worth answering to.THE IDEA AT THE HEART OF THE OUTLAW’S CODE
START WITH SOMETHING THAT MATTERS TO YOU
One decision.
Your next useful step.
Open the Freedom Audit. Write down what you know, what you’re assuming, and what you need to find out.
Your next step might be to ask about the terms, check a cost, or prepare a conversation. You can begin before finishing the book.
Use the other tools when they help with the choice in front of you.
Explore the Freedom Audit ↓HOW THE AUDIT HELPS · FICTIONAL EXAMPLE
A request for two evenings a week.
- The facts
- A manager asks for evening coverage. The request doesn’t specify the hours or how long the arrangement will last.
- The assumption
- “If I don’t accept, I’ll lose my chance of promotion.” That hasn’t been established. The evenings also affect shared responsibilities at home.
- The next step
- Ask for the exact terms and discuss the consequences at home before deciding what to offer.
A clearer way forward begins with finding out what you need to know.
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REVIEWS
New perspectives. Difficult conversations. Plans put in motion.
INSIDE THE TEN CHAPTERS
Ideas that stay with you
when the book is closed.
Philosophy and cinematic stories make the questions memorable.
Chapter exercises bring them into your own life.
Every chapter ends with an exercise. Historical discussions include source notes and a reference directory. No background in philosophy is needed.
A MOMENT YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE
The promotion arrived.
Dinner was already over.
Read the first scene and get a feel for the book.
From the introduction. Daniel and Mira are fictional characters who return throughout the book.
Daniel has been home for eleven minutes when he realizes he is still sitting in the car.
Through the kitchen window he can see Mira clearing the table. Their daughter has left a pair of shoes on the step, one upright, one on its side. His phone rests against the gear lever. The message on it contains a promotion, more money, and a question that looks easy to answer.
He has spent years becoming the person they would ask. Now he is being asked.
Tomorrow there will be details: the new responsibilities, the travel, the assumption that the person taking this role will make himself available. Tonight there is only the warm shock of being chosen. He starts a reply, deletes it, and watches the kitchen window. He had meant to be home for dinner.
The book follows questions like Daniel's: what does ambition serve, what does approval cost, and what deserves the time you have?
THE FREEDOM TOOLKIT · ALL FIVE INCLUDED
Help for the moments when
a good intention gets stuck.
Find a starting point. Keep going. Check a cost. Prepare a conversation. Make room for a project.
Choose the tool you need.
01Find your starting pointSEE THE TOOL ↓02Keep goingSEE THE TOOL ↓03Check the costSEE THE TOOL ↓04Prepare a conversationSEE THE TOOL ↓05Make room for a projectSEE THE TOOL ↓
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The Freedom Audit
Find your next step on a decision you’ve been avoiding.
When everything feels tangled together, choose one priority. Separate what you know from what you assume, then decide what to check next.
- A completed example shows how to begin
- Choose an action and a date to review it
1decision to begin with
What’s inside
Choose one priority across six areas of your life. Separate the facts, your interpretation, the expectation behind it, and what you can check. A completed fictional example shows you how.
Finish by choosing an action and a date to review what you learn. You have somewhere to begin when everything feels tangled together.
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The 30-Day Freedom Fieldbook
Keep making room for what matters when the week gets busy.
Bring the ideas into everyday choices with daily prompts and weekly reviews. Use the restart page when life interrupts.
- A sequence to follow at your own pace
- Weekly reviews to keep what helps
30daily prompts to return to
What’s inside
Daily prompts and weekly reviews help you bring the book into ordinary life. Work through attention, desire, beliefs, options, and commitments, then decide which practices help you.
Use the restart page after a missed day. The thirty days give you a sequence you can return to; research and conversations can take longer.
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The Freedom Number Calculator
See what one specific change would require.
Estimate the resources for a job search, reduced hours, or another defined transition. Compare the estimate with what you have.
- Compare two sets of assumptions
- An Excel workbook with a worked example and guide
2funding scenarios to compare
What’s inside
Estimate the resources for a job search, reduced hours, or another defined transition. Enter your costs, continuing income, time period, one-off expenses, buffer, and available resources.
Compare your estimate with what you have, then test less favorable assumptions. The workbook includes a fictional example and a six-page guide. It estimates transition funding; it does not calculate permanent financial independence or establish that a change is affordable.
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The Hard Decisions Toolkit
Prepare the conversation you keep putting off.
Work out what you want to ask for and adapt a script to say it clearly. Go into the conversation prepared to listen and consider the answer.
- Five scripts for real work and home situations
- Record the agreement and when to revisit it
5conversation scripts
What’s inside
Work out what you want to ask for, consider your options, and adapt one of five scripts. Ask for time, negotiate availability, decline a request, share responsibilities, or delegate with clear authority.
Fictional examples help you prepare while considering the other person. Record what you actually agree and when to revisit it. You can approach the conversation with more preparation, even when you can't control the answer.
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The Personal Code & 90-Day Planner
Give one meaningful project a place in your next ninety days.
Choose principles you can use in everyday decisions. Make room for a trip, a piece of work, or an ambition through weekly actions.
- Two example codes to help you write your own
- Project planning and reviews you can reuse
1project to give your attention
What’s inside
Write five to ten principles and describe what each means in everyday decisions. Two fictional example codes help you make your own specific.
Choose one project, set weekly actions, and discuss support with anyone affected. Use the reviews to adjust as you learn. A trip, a piece of work, or a personal ambition gets attention in the week ahead.
A simple starting route is included.
The two-page Start Here guide helps you choose where to begin, then shows you how to save and use your files.
THE COMPLETE DIGITAL PACKAGE
One book. Five tools.
A place to begin.
Learn a way to think through the choices shaping your life.
Use the relevant tool to take your next step.
The Outlaw’s Code
Stop Asking for Permission
Read at your pace. Return to the tools when you need them.
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BOOK + FREEDOM TOOLKITDIGITAL PACKAGE
Everything included for $29:
- The Outlaw’s CodePractical philosophy, stories, and exercises · Complete PDF book with 10 chapters and four appendices
- The Freedom AuditFind a next step on one decision · 4-page fillable PDF
- The 30-Day Freedom FieldbookKeep going through busy weeks · 40-page fillable PDF
- The Freedom Number CalculatorEstimate a defined transition · Excel workbook + 6-page PDF guide
- The Hard Decisions ToolkitPrepare a difficult conversation · 12-page fillable PDF
- The Personal Code & 90-Day PlannerGive one project a place in your life · 12-page fillable PDF
- Start Here guideChoose where to begin and learn to use the files · 2-page PDF
Seven PDFs + one Excel workbook.
No subscription or membership required.
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Make the next moment count.
1,420,092,000Illustrative seconds ahead*
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*Approximation, not a lifespan prediction. Uses 365.25 days per year.
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A FEW PRACTICAL QUESTIONS
Know where to start.
Know what’s included.
Read at your pace.
Use the tools that help.
Is this a philosophy book or a practical guide?
Both. Philosophy and stories help you see a situation differently; chapter exercises help you apply the idea. You might examine why you feel obliged to accept extra work, then use that understanding to prepare a conversation. No background in philosophy is needed.
Can this help if I want to keep my job and the life I've built?
Yes. A change might mean clearer work hours, more attention for someone you love, or time for a project alongside your existing commitments. The book helps you decide what to keep, what to reconsider, and what you want those commitments to serve.
Where should I start? Do I need to use every tool?
Start with one decision and the Freedom Audit. Read the book with that choice in mind, then use the other companions when they help. The chapter exercises are complete on their own; you don't need to work through every file to begin.
How much time should I set aside?
Begin with a sitting in which you choose a decision and write down what you know and assume. A next step may require checking figures or speaking to someone, so the time varies. Read at a pace that fits your week. The fieldbook gives you a 30-day sequence you can extend and a restart page for missed days.
What files will I receive, and how do I use them?
Seven PDFs and one Excel workbook: the book, five companion PDFs including the calculator's guide, a Start Here guide, and the separate calculator spreadsheet. The companion PDFs are fillable and printable. Download them before editing, use a PDF reader that supports forms, and save your own copy. The calculator requires Excel or a compatible spreadsheet app. No printed items are shipped.
How is this different from reading another self-development book?
The Outlaw's Code connects a consistent set of practices with stories, chapter exercises, and tools for choices you face. You can move from questioning an expectation to checking a cost or preparing a conversation. The companions provide reusable pages, worked examples, scripts, and calculations for applying the ideas.
Does the Freedom Number Calculator tell me when I can stop working?
No. It estimates the resources for one defined transition over a period you choose, compares them with what you have, and shows any gap. A second scenario helps you test less favorable assumptions. It does not calculate a retirement date or establish that a change is affordable.
Can I buy it now? Is there a subscription?
Checkout is currently closed. The package price is $29 USD as a one-time payment for the digital book and all five tools, with no subscription or membership required. Any applicable taxes will be shown before payment when sales open. For now, explore the opening and toolkit samples on this page.
What if the package isn't useful to me?
When sales open, the package will include the 60-Day Read-It-and-Decide Guarantee. Email support@theoutlawscode.com within 60 days of purchase for a full refund of the purchase price. Keep the files; no completed worksheets or explanation are required.
FREEDOM. CONFIDENCE. ADVENTURE.
Give something you want
a place in your life.
Think of the conversation you keep putting off, the project you want to begin, or the trip that never gets a date.
Bring that choice to The Outlaw’s Code. Learn a way to approach it with greater clarity and confidence, then use the tool that helps you take the next step.
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