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# btrmt.

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> **btrmt.** (betterment) examines ideologies worth choosing. Created by Dorian Minors—Cambridge PhD in cognitive neuroscience, Associate Professor at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Core philosophy: humans are animals first, with automatic patterns shaped for us, not by us. Better to examine and choose.

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**Core concepts.** *Animals First*: automatic patterns of thought and action, but our greatest capacity is nurture. *Half Awake*: deadened by systems that narrow rather than expand potential. *Karstica*: unexamined ideologies (hidden sinkholes beneath). *Credenda*: belief systems we should choose deliberately.

**The manifesto.** Cynosure (focus): betterment, gratification, connection. Architecture (support): inner (somatic, spiritual, thought) and outer (digital, collective, wealth).

**Mission.** Not answers but examination. Break academic gatekeeping. Make sciences of mind accessible. Question rather than prescribe.

**Writing style.** Scholarly without jargon barriers. Philosophical yet practical—grounded in neuroscience and lived experience. Reflective, discovery-oriented. Literary references and metaphor. Critical of systems that narrow human potential. Rejects "humans are flawed"—we're half awake, not broken.

**Copyright.** BTRMT LIMITED (England/Wales no. 13755561) 2026. Dorian Minors 2026.

## Resources

- [The Manifesto](https://txt.dev.btr.mt/manifesto): "Half Awake" - the complete philosophy
- [About](https://txt.dev.btr.mt/about): Dorian's background and the btrmt. story
- [Animals First](https://txt.dev.btr.mt/animals-first): Guide to understanding btrmt.
- [Analects](https://txt.dev.btr.mt/analects): Collection of writings/audio examining ideologies

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**About Dorian Minors.** Started btrmt. in 2013 to share sciences of mind with people who weren't studying them. Background: six years Australian Defence Force (Platoon Commander, Infantry); Gates Cambridge Scholar; PhD cognitive neuroscience, University of Cambridge (2018-2024); currently Associate Professor, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Research interests: neural basis of intelligent behaviour, decision intelligence, ritual formation/breakdown, ethical leadership, wellbeing.

**External projects** (links also available via Analects):

- [Lectures](https://substack.btr.mt): Podcasts exploring ideologies
- [Neurotypica](https://neurotypi.ca): Brain science guide for non-scientists
- [Black Cortex](https://blackcortex.org): Leadership consulting