eHackbook · first permanent edition · coming soon

Hack Yourself

Love to Learn & Learn to Love.

A forthcoming eHackbook shaped by a life spent learning through performance, sport, curiosity, recovery, travel, mistakes and the willingness to step into the unknown.

Not a shortcut. A field guide for real life.

Rufus Wiena Arctic surfing among ice and mountains
Sport · nature · calculated risk
Learning happens through the body as well as the mind.
Rufus Wiena presents
HackYourself
Personal development & growthLove to Learn & Learn to Love · eHackbook

A book for real life

Tools tested where life actually happens.

This is not self-optimisation theatre and it is not a collection of empty shortcuts. It is a personal toolbox built from practical systems, human experiments and lessons carried through many different worlds.

Use what fits. Leave what does not. Let the rest become part of your own journey.

Support the release

Choose what the work is worth to you.

When the first edition is ready, you will be able to choose your own contribution route. This is not a conventional paywall. The book is offered in trust; your contribution is your answer.

Independent work sometimes carries a cost—especially when you choose to stand up for humanity and dare to speak your thoughts. I hope you enjoy my work.

Direct Monero QR code

Direct Monero

A direct privacy-focused route for those who prefer Monero.

Reveal the full Monero address83q4NCPLBYbinGPY1MPo45VbbtHxFrHc1DmxKg3rC9F79gXrZp9hFcVK3m4sAAPQ56XK61zjBH473eFF3E2ykz6vSrVqa6uThe QR payload adds the standard monero: prefix.
Trocador QR code without a referral parameter

Trocador

A clean exchange route for supporters contributing from another cryptocurrency.

Reveal the exact clean Trocador QR payloadhttps://trocador.app/anonpay?ticker_to=xmr&network_to=Mainnet&address=83q4NCPLBYbinGPY1MPo45VbbtHxFrHc1DmxKg3rC9F79gXrZp9hFcVK3m4sAAPQ56XK61zjBH473eFF3E2ykz6vSrVqa6u&direct=TrueThe destination is the same Monero address shown in the Direct Monero card.
Bitcoin Silent Payment QR code

Bitcoin Silent Payments

A more private Bitcoin contribution route.

Reveal the full Bitcoin Silent Payment addresssp1qqgjk3tf834meguzx89qyftmv6g0nag6w3l497zl5v95veetf8lcv2q32u93xlf9a9kax4wxxlw2ds0u9hqmh576lxdth5ut9nqk43cwp8vmtnd62

Karma protection, simply put: the eHackbook will not be treated as something to fearfully lock away. If the work serves you, you decide how you want to support it.

The irreplaceable human

Human experience cannot be downloaded.

AI can help us see patterns, ask better questions and move faster. But it cannot live your life for you.

It cannot feel cold water on your skin, smell the air before a storm, feel an emotion triggered by someone’s voice, make something imperfect with its hands, or take a real risk with a real body.

This book is interested in that space: where tools can support us, but experience remains ours. Learning is not only information. It is attention, presence, instinct, mistakes, practice, contact and a little magic.

Use the machine. Keep the human. Protect the perfect imperfection.

A lived field guide

Three worlds. One curiosity.

The work behind the eHackbook did not begin at a desk. It grew through movement, craft, performance, attention and the people met along the way.

Rufus Wiena preparing to surf in the Arctic
ArcticPreparation, recovery and stepping into the unknown.
Footvolley played on sand in Bora Bora
FootvolleyPractice, play and learning through the body.
Rufus Wiena performing Neuromagic with playing cards
NeuromagicAttention, surprise and the art of presence.

The permanent edition

Know the file is exactly the one published.

A permanent book deserves a clear digital provenance. When the final PDF is released, this page will publish simple, independent ways to verify it.

  • 01Release fileThe exact edition and its permanent download location.
  • 02SHA-256 checksumA public digital fingerprint confirming that the file has not changed.
  • 03Detached GPG signatureVerification that the published file was signed by the trusted Rufus Wiena publishing key.
SHA-256: published only with the final PDF

No placeholder hash. No pretend verification. These details will appear only when there is a fixed file worth verifying.

Stay close

The first edition is being shaped with care.

Return here for release information. The permanent page will stay calm; future events and living updates will have their own clearly linked space.

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