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Loma Linda doesn't train hard and outlives everybody anyway

A town 60 miles east of LA has some of the longest-living people in America, and not one of their habits looks like a training program.

GuideStyleDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

The spring jacket that works from 45 to 65 degrees

One jacket, three fit checks, and a smarter way to lighten your colors so you don't look washed out by May.

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideWoodworkingDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Five tools, five projects, and the order to do them in

Buy the circular saw before the miter saw, build the tool tote before the table, and don't let anybody sell you a router yet.

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

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The longest-lived places got oversold and still got something right

Half the Blue Zones story doesn't survive a records audit. The half that does is free, boring, and fits around a job and three kids.

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What was your first ever job?

GuideStyleDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Your watch is probably two sizes too big

Case diameter is the number everybody quotes and the wrong one to shop by. Measure your wrist, then measure the lugs.

GuideWoodworkingDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Three builds with your kids and who does what on each

A cutting board, a birdhouse and a bookshelf, and the exact jobs you can hand a kid on each one without wrecking the project.

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

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Why the twenty-minute nap beats the hour you'd rather take

Sleep researchers keep landing on the same short window, and the reason has everything to do with how groggy you feel when you stand up.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideStyleDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

What to wear to an interview in the trades and in an office

A suit's wrong at the diesel shop and a flannel's wrong on the third floor. Both interviews have a uniform, and you can hit either one cheap.

GuideWoodworkingDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Charge for your shop time or you're paying to work

A pricing formula that survives contact with real customers, plus how to take a custom order without getting stuck building somebody's idea for free.

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Plan a cook for eight people

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BRO TakeFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

What survives when you check the Blue Zones birth records

A demographer went looking for the paperwork behind the world's oldest people and found burned archives, pension fraud and bad math. Some of it still holds.

GermProof.com — An invisible germ barrier on your skin for hours

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GuideStyleDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Sneakers that work with real clothes

Running shoes are tools. Here's which sneakers actually hold up under jeans, chinos and a jacket, plus the fit fixes nobody tells you.</title> <dek>Running shoes are equipment. These are the sneakers that hold up under jeans, chinos and a jacket, plus the fit fixes nobody mentions.

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How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideTools & OrganizingDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Set Up Your Truck Bed, Cab and Roadside Kit in a Weekend

A crossbed box, an under-seat tray and one packed duffel will end the rolling junk drawer. What to buy, what to skip, and what it costs.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

How to get through the first two weeks after surgery at home

The discharge folder tells you the restrictions. It doesn't tell you what actually goes wrong on day ten, or how to handle a toddler who wants to climb.

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GuideStyleDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Measure your own neck and sleeve and stop guessing shirt sizes

A cloth tape, ten minutes and two numbers you'll use every time you buy a shirt, in a store or online.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Tools & Organizing7 min

How to Lay Out a Real Shop in a One-Car Garage

Fitness6 min

How to get your medical records and fix what's wrong in them

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Build me a 30-day training plan around two sessions a week

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GuideStyleDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Five pairs of shoes that cover everything you actually do

Most guys own eleven pairs and wear three. Here's the five-pair setup that handles work, weather, weddings and the gym without a closet full of regret.

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Tools & Organizing6 min read

Where Every Tool Goes and Why You'll Actually Put It Back

Pegboard for the light stuff, French cleats for the heavy stuff, a cart for the work that moves. A weekend plan, a shopping list and the mistakes to skip.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

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