Field Notes | Evan Sutter

A good life isn't made of one thing. It is a quiet, interconnected mix of work, health, relationships, presence, and simple curiosity.

I don't write to provide easy answers. I write to figure out what it actually means to live well. These notes are a documentation of the messy middle—exploring the constant tension between raw ambition and staying healthy. Between scaling a business and being fully present for your family. Between the noise of modern culture and the quiet clarity found on a long river.

Here, you will find raw, unhurried essays on entrepreneurship, psychology, fatherhood, the outdoors, and the ongoing practice of paying attention.

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The Good Life

Ambition & Work

Fatherhood & Family

Physical Health

Rivers & Endurance

Psychology

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Modern Age Heroes: How Elon Musk, Zuckerberg, and the Rich White Men Became Our False Icons

Once, heroes were poets, philosophers, and elders — people who inspired thought, wisdom, and creativity. Today, our modern heroes are the ultra-wealthy and famous: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Joe Rogan. Young people idolize wealth, fame, and material success, chasing YouTube stardom, luxury cars, and mansions, while inequality and climate crisis spiral. As half the world’s wealth is owned by 1% of people, these modern “heroes” hoard resources, power, and influence. The elders are gone, replaced by figures whose legacy may one day be reviled. When survival, water, and land become scarce, will society finally realize the truth: these heroes were never heroes at all?

Evan Sutter30 September 2025how to be rich like elon musk, Who is the richest, false heroes, icons gone wild, worst people in historyComment