School & Learning

Choosing schools, paying for college, homeschooling, trade school and learning at any age.

Twenty minutes of quiet is a scheduling problem, not a luxury

You don't find quiet in the gaps, because the gaps always get filled. You put it on the calendar, give it a start time, and defend it like a dentist appointment.

GuideYoung MenSam Ortiz23 Sept 20266 min

The most dangerous part of a 12 hour shift is the drive home

Tiredness doesn't announce itself, which is exactly why it wins. What to watch for on a long shift, and what to do before it costs you.

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Pressure-test my business idea

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BRO TakeBe a ManMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

Why humility reads like confidence and ego reads like fear

The man who can say "that's mine, I'll fix it" in eleven seconds has more authority than the one who never admits anything.

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

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BRO for Her5 min read

Build a floor before you try to build a plan

A season you didn't choose doesn't respond to optimism. It responds to three small things you do whether you feel like it or not.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideFamilyCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

What to ask on the ward when you're the family advocate

Somebody has to run the room when your mother gets admitted. These are the questions that actually change what happens to her.

GuideBe a ManMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Forgive him without pretending it didn't happen

Dropping the debt doesn't mean handing back the keys. How to let a man off the hook and still keep your eyes open.

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

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BRO TakeBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Forgive the debt without handing back the keys

You can cancel what your sister owes you and still not leave the kids there overnight. Those are two different decisions, and only one of them is about the past.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideCountry BroCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Cold Takes Your Judgment Before It Takes Your Fingers

The morning that gets you isn't the coldest one. It's the one where you sweat through a shirt at nine and stand still at eleven.

GuideBe a ManMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

You should be able to read the group chat out loud at dinner

If the guy in the work parking lot isn't the guy at your kitchen table, you've got two of you, and one of them is lying.

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GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Envy is an input problem, and you control the inputs

Comparison isn't a character flaw you were born with. It's a feed you built, a wanting you never named, and a habit you can change in an afternoon.

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GuideCountry BroCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

The Spot On Your Ear That Won't Heal Isn't A Razor Nick

Tradesmen get skin cancer on the ear rim, the back of the neck and the lower lip. What to watch for, and what actually blocks sun on a jobsite.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideFamilyCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

The medicine cabinet is the worst place for your medicine

A kid with a 102 fever at 2 a.m. is the wrong time to discover the thermometer's dead and the children's ibuprofen expired in 2022.

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Say the hard sentence first, then stop talking

Most conversations you're dreading fall apart in the first ten seconds, and it's almost always because you buried the point under a warm-up.

Names.com — The name is the first thing you sell

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GuideYoung MenSam Ortiz23 Sept 20266 min

The mental health help you've already paid for

The student health fee, the employee assistance line, the number on the back of your insurance card — four calls, and exactly what to say on each one.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

Dads5 min

The HPV Shot Is A Cancer Shot, And Your Son Needs It Too

BRO for Her6 min

How to stop disappearing in your own clothes after forty

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Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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GuideYoung MenSam Ortiz23 Sept 20266 min

What a cycle actually costs you at twenty-two

Steroids and SARMs do exactly what the guy at the gym says they do. The part he leaves out is what they do to your heart, your hormones and your head.

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Dads6 min read

Book The First Dentist Visit At One, Not At Five

The first tooth starts a clock most dads don't know is running. What actually happens at that appointment, and what to ask about fluoride and sealants.

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What was your first ever job?

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