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Run your week off one page of numbers

Monthly financials land three weeks too late to change anything. A twenty-minute Monday review on a single page will.

GuideMen's GroomingTobias ReedSep 22, 20266 min

The haircut that still looks right on day eighteen

Most men pick a haircut based on how it looks leaving the barber. Judge it by how it behaves three weeks later, before you've touched it.

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GuideGamingSam OrtizSep 22, 20266 min

Gaming limits that survive contact with a real household

Count sessions, not minutes, and most of the fighting over screen time stops before it starts.

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Food6 min read

Your first smoke should not be a brisket

Buy the cheap cut, learn the fire, and stop opening the lid. Everything else about smoking meat is detail.

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GuideMen's GroomingTobias ReedSep 22, 20266 min

The haircut you keep is the one your hair already wants

Stop bringing photos of other men's hair to the barber. Work out what yours does on its own, then cut with it.

GuideBusinessRay OkonkwoSep 22, 20265 min

The weekly numbers that keep a small business out of trouble

Monthly accounts tell you what already happened. These eight figures, reviewed every week on one page, tell you what's about to.

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

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 22, 20266 min

What ten years at a desk did to your posture, and how to undo it

Posture isn't a shape you hold. It's capacity you build. Eight minutes twice a day and two strength sessions a week will do more than any brace.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideNewsBRO DeskSep 22, 20265 min

How to read economic news without being fooled by the headline

The numbers in a jobs or inflation report are usually fine. It's the framing around them that does the damage — here's how to check it in five minutes.

GuideBusinessRay OkonkwoSep 22, 20265 min

The numbers to check every Monday before you open your email

Your monthly P&L arrives three weeks late and tells you what already happened. A one-page weekly review tells you what's about to.

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GuideStyleTobias ReedSep 20, 20262 min

Fit beats brand, price and everything else combined

A £40 shirt that fits reads better than a £300 one that doesn't. Five points decide it, and four of them are cheap to fix.

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

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GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarSep 20, 20263 min

The four rules, and why experienced shooters break them first

Every firearms accident is a violation of at least two of these. It's almost never the beginner.

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GuideMoneyRay OkonkwoSep 20, 20263 min

How to ask for a raise without sounding like you're asking

Most men negotiate once, badly, at the worst possible moment. This is the version that works.

GuideHomeWes DunbarSep 20, 20263 min

The first aid kit in your house is probably useless

Shop-bought kits are built to a price and to a picture. Strip half of it out and add the things that actually get used.

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GuideBusinessRay OkonkwoSep 20, 20263 min

Your first five hires decide the next five years

Hire for the company you're about to be, not the one you're tired of running alone.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

Fitness2 min

Three lifts, twice a week, for the next ten years

Hunting & Shooting3 min

Your first whitetail season, start to finish

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BRO TakeLifeMarcus ValeSep 18, 20263 min

Male friendship doesn't survive on autopilot after thirty

School and work put you in a room with people. Once that stops, nobody is arranging it — and most men never start.

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

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Men's Grooming3 min read

The ten-minute routine that does ninety per cent of the work

No twelve-step regime. Four products, ten minutes, and the difference is visible inside two weeks.

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