Life

Confidence, friendships, routines and the decisions that actually move the needle.

The BRO Code. What to do, what not to do, and a few laughs on the way.

Pick the day you don't answer the phone

You'll lose a few jobs closing one day a week. You'll keep your head, your marriage and a business you can still stand in five years.

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Thinning hair in women and the tests that actually explain it

Shedding has about five usual suspects, they need completely different fixes, and one of them has a clock on it.

Ask BRO

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

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GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

Training in your fifties without wrecking your week

Strength doesn't fall off a cliff at 50. Recovery does. Change those two things in your program and keep almost everything else.

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

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Marriage6 min read

Set the Lines With Coworkers, Exes and Screens Now

Almost nobody decides to wreck a marriage. They just let one friendship get warmer than the one at home. Name the rules while it's still easy.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

The UTI symptoms that mean go in tonight, not Monday

Most bladder infections are simple and boring. The ones that aren't show up with a fever and an ache in your back, and that difference is the whole game.

GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

Tell your pharmacist what's in your gym bag

Fish oil, creatine, ashwagandha and that pre-workout tub all talk to your prescriptions, and the counter is where you find out how.

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GuideMarriageNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Your Marriage Needs a New Project Now That the Kids Are Gone

The quiet isn't the problem. The missing joint venture is. What to build together in the long stretch after the last kid moves out.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

The empty nest hits at 4:45, not at the airport

Drop-off day is survivable. The fourth Tuesday, when you brown a pound of beef for nobody, is the one that takes you out.

GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

Why the streak broke and what the next morning is for

Nineteen days off isn't a character flaw. It's a scheduling failure, and the repair takes twenty minutes and one honest conversation.

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Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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GuideBusinessRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

Give the hard feedback while the problem is still small

Most managers don't have a delivery problem. They have a timing problem, and by the time they finally speak up the conversation is twice as expensive.

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GuideWoodworkingDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Build a cedar sauna bench and a backrest worth leaning on

Every fastener goes underneath, every edge gets rounded over, and nothing gets a finish. The rest is just careful ripping.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

The heart diets that actually hold up under evidence

Two eating patterns have real trial data behind them, they overlap by about 80 percent, and you can run the overlap on a Tuesday night with kids yelling.