Self Evidence

Self Evidence Health Series: finding the “least bad” sweetener (spoiler: none of them are saints). Artificial Sweeteners vs Sugar: The Science-Backed Verdict (in 10 Seconds) This is not medical advice. It’s a blunt look at what the science actually says. Always speak with your own doctor before changing your diet. If you’ve ever stood in front of the drinks aisle thinking, “Regular Coke or Diet?” — this tiny clip sums up the current research mood: artificial sweeteners are not health foods, but in many cases they are still less damaging than 25 grams of straight sugar in a can. That doesn’t make aspartame “good”. It just means that in the classic sugar vs artificial sweetener showdown, the research often lands here: Artificial sweeteners (like aspartame): not something to add to your diet on purpose, possible long-term risks, no real nutritional upside. Refined sugar: absolutely proven to drive obesity, tooth decay, insulin resistance, fatty liver,...

Self Evidence Health Series: finding the “least bad” sweetener (spoiler: none of them are saints). Aspartame: Why This “Diet” Sweetener Won’t Save You This is not medical advice, it’s a no-nonsense health review. I’m not your doctor. I’m the annoying friend who reads the studies and the fine print on the can. Aspartame has been sold to us as the clever workaround: all the sweetness, none of the sugar. It shows up in “diet” and “zero” drinks, sugar-free gum, “light” yoghurts, protein powders, and anything that promises pleasure without consequences. Regulators still say it’s safe within limits . At the same time, the World Health Organization’s cancer agency (IARC) now classifies aspartame as “possibly carcinogenic to humans” (Group 2B), while another WHO body (JECFA) keeps its acceptable daily intake at 0–40 mg per kilo of body weight per day.  So which is it? Safe? Dangerous? Overblown panic? Let’s walk through what we actually know — and why, even before...

Why C. J. Cauldin Became Miss Referee’s Author of Choice A Behind-the-Scenes Reveal from Miss Referee Why C. J. Cauldin Became Miss Referee’s Official Author of Choice Every so often, someone wanders into the Self Evidence universe who isn’t just talented — they’re categorically dangerous. Not in the FBI-please-don’t-knock sense (probably), but in the “give this person a pen and civilization might shift an inch” sense. That’s what happened with C. J. Cauldin . And yes — Miss Referee noticed. 1. She or he has the psychological range of a sniper (author won't disclose much about info at this stage) Before choosing Cauldin as SE’s first official author, Miss Referee did what every reasonable, emotionally stable gatekeeper of a multi-layered philosophical project does: She read everything. And discovered something unusual: Cauldin writes like someone who has accidentally swallowed a psychology textbook, a criminology handbook, and a poetry collection —...

Silent Micro-Choices Shape Your Future  An Existence Hacks reflection from Self Evidence The Silent Decisions That Build Your Future Without Asking Permission Most people imagine the future being decided in big moments: job offers, breakups, proposals, diagnoses, dramatic turning points. In reality, the shape of your life is quietly negotiated in a different arena: the small, silent decisions you make every day without a meeting, a speech, or a soundtrack. You don’t vote on them. You don’t schedule them. You often don’t even notice them. Yet these invisible micro-choices are the ones that decide whether your life becomes: a loop, a plateau, or an ascent. Why Your Brain Loves Silent Decisions From a psychology point of view, silent decisions are not accidents. They are the natural result of how the brain saves energy. Your nervous system is constantly running a quiet script: “How can I keep you alive while using the least mental effort?” That means...

Blue That Fixes Everything A Wander & Wonder reflection from Self Evidence 50 Bucket List Travel Destinations: How to Choose the Trip Your Future Self Will Remember We all say it at some point: “One day I’ll go there.” There is always a there — a waterfall, a city, a coastline that quietly sits on our mental bucket list while life keeps us busy. This week, Island Hopper TV dropped a cinematic reminder that “one day” is not a plan. Their video, 50 Bucket List Travel Destinations , is basically a visual menu of planet Earth: Iguazu Falls, Petra, Bali, Banff, Iceland, Amalfi Coast, New York, Dubai, and dozens more. But the question for Self Evidence is not: “Which place is prettiest?” It’s: “Which place matches the life you’re actually trying to build?” A Quick Shout-Out to Island Hopper TV If you love smart travel guides and you want more than generic “Top 10” lists, Island Hopper TV is one of those channels that actually does the homework: deep-dive d...

Why Some People Trade a House for a Van and Never Look Back Somewhere between a static caravan, a Ford Transit called Frida , a green removals van, an auto rickshaw in India, the Camino de Santiago, and the Arctic Circle in winter, two people quietly answered a question most of us are afraid to ask: What if we stopped building a life around stability, and built it around aliveness instead? The YouTube creators behind Those Happy Days have been full-time travellers and van lifers for over four years. Their journey has not been a minimalist Instagram fantasy. Engines failed. Vans had to be rebuilt. Plans broke. Borders and weather did what borders and weather do. And yet — they kept going. In their short video (watch here on YouTube) , you see a tiny slice of that life: movement, open road, the weird peace of knowing your entire world fits inside a few square metres of metal and wood. What Makes ...

The Cities That Change You Long After You Leave There are videos you watch, and videos you feel. This one from EpicExplorationsTV EN is very much the second kind. ▶ Watch the Video on YouTube It’s a long, cinematic journey through 50 of the most beautiful cities on Earth – from Kyoto’s temples and Singapore’s vertical forests to Lisbon’s hills, New York’s glass canyons, and Budapest glowing over the Danube. One planet, one screen, fifty different ways humans tried to build a life worth looking at. The part that caught me isn’t just the beauty. It’s the idea in the opening narration: cities reveal their “truest essence” the first time you visit them. That strange fusion of jet lag, light, noise, smell, and the feeling that for a moment you are nobody – unindexed, unlabelled, free. Three Cities, Three Different Kinds of Awe You could watch this purely as a bucket-list video – and it works perfectly that way. But if you slow down a little, each ...