The Need For Smart Friction
The 404 Protocol - When Things Start to Buffer The 404 Protocol ☰ Chapters Insights About When Things Start To Buffer The 404 Protocol for Living Human in the Age of AI This is not a book of quick fixes. It's a field manual for navigating life's 404 moments — the pauses, setbacks, and silences that feel like errors but are really invitations. Drawing on Ed Reif's extraordinary journey — from Afghan firebases to stormy seas, from poker tables to wilderness paths — this book reframes uncertainty as opportunity and failure as fertile ground. The 404 Protocol is simple but radical: live with authenticity when the signal drops, build resilience in the storm, circulate lo...