I Forgot to Live is a restrained, introspective work that examines a modern condition: a life that continues to function, progress, and succeed while inwardly remaining absent from itself.
Stretch Goal Unlocked at $1,000: Echoes of Silence
When this campaign reaches $1,000, every backer will receive an exclusive digital poetry book titled Echoes of Silence: From the Spaces Between Thoughts. This collection is a reflective companion to I Forgot To Live, composed of quiet, meditative poems shaped by ancient wisdom, modern psychology, and philosophy. The poems are designed to slow the reader down and invite honest self-examination, exploring attention, meaning, and the inner conversations we often postpone. This stretch goal is free for all backers, offered as a thank-you for supporting the project and helping it come to life.
In a world obsessed with doing, proving, and surviving, many of us quietly forget what it means to live.
I Forgot to Live is a reflective work on inner disconnection, the moment when life continues to function, yet something essential goes missing. It examines how modern existence conditions us to equate productivity with purpose, endurance with meaning, and success with fulfillment.
Following The Art of Inner Warfare, this second book in the trilogy moves from discipline to presence. Where the first book focused on mastering internal conflict, I Forgot to Live addresses a quieter realization: that control, resilience, and achievement alone are not enough to sustain a meaningful life.
This is not a memoir, nor a motivational manual. It is a composed, human reflection informed by philosophy, psychology, and spirituality, written for readers who sense that something has been lost beneath the noise of ambition and obligation.
The book speaks to high performers facing burnout, seekers questioning surface-level success, and anyone who has paused mid-life and wondered why fulfillment still feels distant.
Tales of Blood and Roses
Pledge for both and get rewarded with both a free E-book and Audiobook of George Achola's The Art of Inner Warfare, along with PDF Copies of Tales of Blood and Roses issues no. 1, 2, & 3.
We live in an era that teaches us how to function efficiently, but not how to live deeply. Achievement is rewarded; presence is neglected. Busyness is praised; stillness is misunderstood.
I Forgot to Live explores:
How constant striving erodes presence
Why success without self-awareness often feels empty
The emotional cost of living on autopilot
How meaning is replaced by performance
The quiet recovery of attention, depth, and inner coherence
Rather than offering solutions, the book invites recognition, helping readers notice what has been overlooked and reconnect with what was set aside.
For the Individual This book does not instruct. It reflects. It creates space for readers to examine their inner lives honestly, without pressure to optimize or improve.
Readers are invited to:
Reflect on unconscious patterns of living
Understand the cost of perpetual striving
Reclaim presence, depth, and emotional clarity
Rediscover overlooked meaning in ordinary life
For the Culture Lasting change begins with inward awareness. In a time defined by speed, distraction, and burnout, this book offers a return to simplicity, attention, and grounded living.
George Achola is the author of The Art of Inner Warfare. His work explores discipline, meaning, and the inner structures that shape human experience.
After writing extensively on resilience and mastery, he arrived at a quieter insight: internal strength, without presence, can still lead to emptiness. I Forgot to Live emerges from that realization.
This book is an honest return—not to achievement, but to life itself.
The Art of Inner Warfare examines discipline, self-mastery, and the internal conflicts that shape human behavior. It is concerned with strength, strategy, and psychological control.
I Forgot to Live addresses what follows after those capacities are developed.
All shipping fees will be charged separately after the campaign, during pledge management. The prices listed below are estimates. Final shipping costs will be calculated once production is complete and we are preparing to ship rewards.
Please note that shipping costs may increase if you add additional physical copies, and also note that digital rewards have no shipping cost.
Estimated shipping costs (single book):
USA: $15
Canada: $20
UK & European Union: $25
Rest of the World: $30
Important shipping notes: Shipping is not without risk. Packages can occasionally be delayed or lost in transit. If that happens, replacements will be sent. Shipping timelines may also take longer than expected, depending on destination and carrier conditions.
We will not release the book for retail sale until all backer copies have been shipped.
As noted above, we regrettably cannot offer delivery to every country as part of this campaign. For backers in regions we are unable to ship to directly, the book will be made available through retail distribution overseas shortly after all campaign rewards have been delivered. For most readers in those regions, this will be the most affordable and reliable option.
Timeline
Campaign Ends: After the funding period concludes (February 2026)
Pledge Management & Surveys: Shortly after campaign close (April 2026)
Production: Following final approvals and backer counts (May 2026)
Delivery Expected:Before June 2026
Digital rewards (E-books, Audiobooks, and Cross-collab incentives) will be delivered first, followed by physical books once printing and shipping are complete.
This campaign is not built on urgency or hype. It is an opportunity to support serious literary work in a time of distraction, work that does not flatter the reader, simplify experience, or offer false resolution. If you believe that inner life deserves the same seriousness we give to success, then this book belongs in the world.
