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Keeping your temper is a skill, not a personality trait

The gap between what provokes you and what you do about it can be widened on purpose. Most men never try.

GuideBe a ManSam Ortiz22 Sept 20266 min

How to apologize so it actually counts

A real apology takes about twenty seconds and four parts. Most men have never been shown one, so they improvise, and the improvising is the problem.

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BRO TakeBe a ManMarcus Vale22 Sept 20265 min

Masculinity is a job description, not a personality

Both sides of the argument have turned it into a look. It was always a list of duties you either meet or don't.

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Be a Man6 min read

Losing your temper is a habit, and habits can be unlearned

Anger arrives on its own. What you do in the six seconds after it arrives is entirely up to you, and it can be trained.

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GuideBe a ManSam Ortiz22 Sept 20265 min

Most men have never given a real apology

The six parts of an apology that actually repairs something, the four counterfeits, and how to handle it when it isn't accepted.

BRO TakeBe a ManMarcus Vale22 Sept 20265 min

Masculinity is a job description, not an identity

Strip away the shouting from both sides and what's left is a short list of obligations you can either meet this week or not.

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GuideSelf-Employed MenMarcus Vale25 Sept 20266 min

Your seventy-hour week is a pricing problem

Most self-employed guys who never stop working don't need more discipline. They need a higher number on the next quote and a door they can close.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideLifeCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

Nobody's watching, and that's exactly the point

Character isn't decided in the crisis. It's decided in four unremarkable seconds at a self-checkout, and you've had a few thousand of those.

BRO TakeNewsMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

Boys Are Falling Behind and the Numbers Aren't New

Commentary on the reading gap, the college gap, the discipline data and the one variable nobody in the district office wants to name.

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GuideGroomingDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Nail Biting Stops When Your Hands Get A Better Job

Willpower loses to a habit you don't notice starting. Here's the file, the substitution and the honest verdict on bitter polish.

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GuideLifeCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

Ten minutes a day with nothing in your ears

No podcast, no music, no phone. Just a chair and a timer. It's the cheapest upgrade to your head you'll find, and the first week is rough.

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GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Marathon training on four runs a week and no free time

You don't need six days and a coach. You need one protected long run, a wife who knows the plan, and the discipline to skip the hero workouts.

Guide100 ThingsCal Brennan23 Sept 20267 min

100 Things Every Man Should Know About His Health

Your numbers, your sleep, your back, your head, and the appointments you keep putting off until something hurts.

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GuideLifeCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

Why week six of a new skill feels like going backwards

The beginner gains run out around day forty, and that's exactly when most grown men quit. Here's how to get through the flat part.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

Fitness6 min

How to quit nicotine when you can't take a week off

Guides & Checklists6 min

Your First Eight Weeks Under a Barbell

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GuideBooksMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

How to Finish a Book Again

You don't need more discipline. You need a shorter book, a worse chair for your phone, and permission to quit the ones that bore you.

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Fitness5 min read

Twenty minutes on a hotel carpet beats skipping the week

The hotel gym has two fifteen-pound dumbbells and a treadmill that beeps. Train in your room instead, and keep the habit alive until you're home.

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