Business

Sell better, hire better, lead better. The operating manual for running something real.

The BRO Code. What to do, what not to do, and a few laughs on the way.

What your A1c actually measures and when it lies

One number covers three months of blood sugar, you can't cram for it, and a handful of common conditions make it read wrong.

BRO TakeBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Twenty-five buys more than thirty-five does

The advice I actually needed at twenty-five, about strength, timing, work, and the decisions that get more expensive every year you postpone them.

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GuideTools & OrganizingDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Wood-Fired or Electric Sauna Heater for Your Home Build

The heater decides your whole sauna build. One needs a 50-amp circuit, the other needs a hole in your roof and a $1,000 chimney.

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Be a Man5 min read

Making friends after thirty is mostly a scheduling problem

You didn't lose the ability to make friends. You lost the dorm hallway, the locker room and the twelve accidental hours a week that did the work for you.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideWoodworkingDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

The workbench your grandkids will still be flattening

Mass, real joinery and a top you can plane flat again. Skip the screws and the polyurethane and this bench outlives everyone who uses it.

GuideTools & OrganizingNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Build a Closet System Five People Can't Wreck

One rod and one shelf is why your closet keeps failing. A weekend, a stud finder and about $180 a closet fixes it for good.

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BRO TakeBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Build him up out loud and ask for the same

Specific praise, said where people can hear it, and a direct ask when it doesn't come back. No hinting, no scorekeeping, no punchlines at his expense.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

BRO TakeDadsCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Give Him A Job That Breaks If He Forgets

Culture doesn't make a boy soft by arguing with him. It does it by removing every consequence he could've learned something from.

GuideBe a ManMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

Toughness is trainable, so start with the thermostat

Comfort didn't attack you. It just quietly removed the friction that used to do the work. Put some back, in doses you can hold for a year.

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BRO TakeBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Femininity isn't weakness, and toughness isn't a costume

The culture offered women a trade, and the exchange rate was terrible. What feminine strength actually looks like when it's carrying weight.

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GuideFamilySam Ortiz23 Sept 20266 min

Keep ideology out of the classroom without becoming that parent

Most of your leverage is a calendar, a paper trail, and being the parent the front office doesn't dread hearing from.

Poll

What was your first ever job?

GuideBe a ManMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

What Head of the House Looks Like at 6:40 on a Tuesday

Nobody's watching, nothing's on fire, and the dishwasher needs unloading. That's the night your leadership is actually decided.

BRO TakeLifeCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

The Tuesday visit beats the Christmas visit every time

Living close to grandparents changes both ends of the family, and the ordinary weeknights do more of the work than the holidays ever will.

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GuideFoodWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Your beans won't soften because the bag is too old

Beans, nuts and whole grains keep a house fed cheaply, but only if you buy them fresh, store them cold and cook them like you mean it.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

BRO for Her6 min

Feminism kept some promises and quietly broke the big one

Family6 min

Give each other whole jobs, not half of everything

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GuideFoodWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Your beans are a side dish because you cooked them like one

The places where people live longest eat beans nearly every day, and they never boil them in plain water. Fat, aromatics, a bare simmer, acid at the end.