What's been going on behind the scenes...

Hi everyone,

I know The Way of Heroes went quiet after starting this hero research project... and there's something I should tell you first.

I'm Amy Skaar, and I've been the person behind this research from the start. I began anonymously because I wasn't sure how to share what I've been working on for 30 years - but I've realized it's time to step forward with the full picture.

The hero research was always part of a larger framework I've been developing through systematic observation about why humans make the choices they do. Turns out, there's a question that changes everything about how we understand human behavior, and once you see it, you can't unsee it.

The heroes? They're the validation. Every story you've ever loved, every tragic choice that made you want to scream at the characters, every time you've watched someone brilliant do something self-destructive - there's a pattern underneath it all.

Over the next few weeks, this will transition to become my personal Substack (amyskaar.com) - the URL and visual look will update, but your subscription stays the same. You'll still get hero research updates (I'm still systematically analyzing 1000+ heroic individuals, which is... a lot), but you'll also see the larger framework they're pointing toward. Plus behind-the-scenes of how I'm building tools and systems to study all this (and a few other things!) at scale.

You'll be hearing from me regularly across different themes - hero research, framework applications, and general observations about patterns in human behavior and system design.

If you signed up for hero stories, you'll still get those. But now you'll also see what they've been building toward all along, and you'll know who's been connecting these dots.

Thanks for being here as I figure out how to share something this big. What you think is impossible becomes possible, when you know how to find the way.

Amy Skaar

P.S. - Look for the first new post as early as next week as I kick off this expanded approach. The look and design rebrand will take a little time to complete, so don't be surprised if things look different over the next couple weeks!