The Book On Escape

The Book On Escape: How to Get Out of Traps You Don't Even Know You're In dismantles the illusions of freedom that shape modern life and teaches readers how to reclaim their agency.

Jonas Calder draws on history, psychology, and lived experience to expose the invisible bars that trap people in jobs, relationships, debts, and routines that feel inevitable but are anything but.

Inside, readers will find:

How invisible cages form from culture, contracts, and habits.

The psychology of captivity—fear, inertia, pride, and loyalty—and how to break their grip.

Case studies from history and everyday life that show how captivity disguises itself as security.

Practical frameworks for spotting exits, testing bars, and making the cuts that lead to freedom.

The discipline of escape as a lifelong practice, not a one-time act.

This is not a motivational pep talk or a glorification of rebellion. It's a sober, practical guide to naming the cage, recognizing the locks, and finding the exits that are already there.

Because freedom isn't given. It's taken. And escape is possible—if you're willing to see clearly.