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Raising kids with convictions when the culture keeps moving

Rules stop working the second you leave the room. Reasons travel. How to hand your kids something that still holds up when you're not there.

GuideBRO SeniorsSam OrtizSep 22, 20266 min

How to mentor a younger man without giving him a speech

Most of what gets through to a twenty-eight-year-old arrives sideways, while you're both working on something else.

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What should I wear to this?

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GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 22, 20265 min

Five pieces that do most of the work, and how to buy them

The clothes you actually reach for are fewer than you think. Buy these five properly and the rest of the wardrobe stops mattering so much.

CancerDefying.com — The research, protocols and reading in one place

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News6 min read

The two-parent home is a research finding before it's an argument

The data on family structure comes from economists and sociologists across the political spectrum, several of whom went looking for a different answer.

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When did you last ask for a raise?

GuideBRO SeniorsCal BrennanSep 22, 20266 min

The grandfather they actually ask to see

Grand gestures don't build the bond. A rhythm, a thing you do together, and a face that lights up when they walk in — that does.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 22, 20266 min

The raise conversation goes better with a spreadsheet

Build the document first, pick one number, say it out loud without softening it. Then sit still while someone else does the thinking.

Coconut.com — Tell us when. We find where the sun is.

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GuideMoneyJosh HalloranSep 22, 20266 min

Giving when the month is already tight

Pick the number on a calm day, write down the order of operations, and decide in advance what you'll do when the car breaks.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideBRO SeniorsSam OrtizSep 22, 20265 min

The second career that pays for what you already know

At sixty-two, a whole category of work opens up that wants your judgment more than your hours — and almost nobody tells you it exists.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 22, 20266 min

Cut your screen time without deleting a single app

Deleting Instagram lasts about four days. Friction, honest counting and a plan for the gap will last years.

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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BRO TakeBe a ManMarcus ValeSep 22, 20265 min

The quietest man in the room is usually the one in charge

Volume is a bid for agreement. Watch who people look at when a decision actually has to be made, and you'll see where the authority sits.

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GuideBRO SeniorsMarcus ValeSep 22, 20265 min

The first six weeks back in the gym at sixty-five

Most comeback injuries happen in week one, and they happen for the same three reasons every time.

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How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideMoneySam OrtizSep 22, 20266 min

Teach your kids money before an app does it for you

Your children are learning about money right now, from you or from a screen. A practical plan by age, with the arithmetic written out.

GuideSkillsCal BrennanSep 22, 20265 min

What to do in the ten minutes before the ambulance arrives

Most emergencies are decided by an untrained person standing closest to the problem. Learn the order, and you stop being useless.

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GuideBRO SeniorsMarcus ValeSep 22, 20266 min

Why you wake at four, and what actually helps

Sleep genuinely changes after sixty. Most of what people do about it makes things worse. A few things reliably work.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Home6 min

The home maintenance calendar that prevents the big repairs

Be a Man5 min

Protecting people without needing to be seen doing it

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideBRO SeniorsMarcus ValeSep 22, 20265 min

The blood test numbers that actually change what you do

A standard panel spits out forty results. Maybe eight of them should ever change a decision. Knowing which is the whole game.

Delicious.com — Nine thousand recipes and a plan for tonight

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Money6 min read

How much life insurance you need, and what kind to buy

Work out the number yourself in fifteen minutes, then buy the boring policy that covers it and get on with your life.

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How many days a week are you actually training?

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