I make long-form videos about modern life, work, money, midlife, relationships, technology, AI, and personal freedom — and the question underneath all of it:

How much of your life did you actually choose?

I'm James DW Layton, a British creator living in Texas. I talk about career burnout, job security, the cost of living, retirement, aging, reinvention, self-education, marriage, solitude, intentional living, personal development, financial independence, and building a life with more autonomy and less dependence on the default script.

This isn't hustle culture, generic self-help, partisan outrage, or guru advice.

It's thoughtful commentary for people questioning the conventional path of school, career, mortgage, status, consumption and retirement — and wondering what they actually want the rest of their life to look like.

Work. Money. Time. Relationships. Modern society. The second half of life.

New long-form videos regularly.