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Cap the hours first, then build the business to fit

The business that swallows your family is rarely the one you hate. It's the one you love. Set the ceiling before you pour the floor.

GuideCorporate MenMarcus Vale24 Sept 20266 min

The business trip isn't the problem. Coming home is.

Four nights away rarely hurts a marriage. The first hour back can. How to leave, travel and walk back in without paying for the trip twice.

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Train like a Sardinian shepherd when you've got kids and a job

Some of the longest-lived men in Europe never followed a program. They walked hills, carried heavy things, and never once took a week off.

Dude.com — 16 advisers who listen, talk and pray with you

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Self-Employed Women6 min read

The money in your business account isn't yours yet

Most self-employed women don't have a tax problem. They have a bank balance that lies to them. Fix that, and April gets boring.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

BRO TakeNewsMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

Customers Keep Walking Away and Companies Keep Acting Surprised

Bud Light, Target, Tractor Supply, Walmart. The pattern is public, the filings are public, and the lesson costs nothing to learn.

GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

Turning 50 changes your training and your doctor's list

The screenings that start in this decade, the heart symptoms that aren't just being out of shape, and a training week that survives a real job.

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

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GuideStyleDean Shaw23 Sept 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.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideGroomingDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Stop Pulling Your Shoulders Back, It Never Holds

Good posture collapses by 9:15 because you're holding a pose. Four minutes in the morning and one cue you can actually carry all day.

GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

The two-hour rule for training with sore, arthritic joints

Stiff knees and hands don't need rest. They need small, frequent doses of the right movement, and a simple test to tell you when you overdid it.

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Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideSkillsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Change a tire in the dark and the rain without getting hit

The order matters more than the muscle. Loosen before you lift, and never put a body part under a car held up by a scissor jack.

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GuideHealthCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

What to wear in the sauna and how long to stay

Shower first, sit on a towel, cap it around fifteen minutes. The rest of sauna etiquette is just not being the guy everybody remembers.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

The ankle test that explains why you can't squat to parallel

Ninety seconds and a ruler will tell you whether it's your ankles or your hips, and which one you can actually change.

GuideSkillsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Build an overnight shelter before the light goes

Stop walking three hours before dark, build a bed before you build a roof, and you'll be uncomfortable instead of hypothermic.

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

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GuidePlayMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Start climbing at the gym, end up on real rock

Rent the shoes, learn to belay, keep your fingers attached, and know exactly what the gym never taught you before you touch stone.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Fitness5 min

Tired Takes a Weekend. Empty Takes a Plan

Skills6 min

A Sagging Gate Is Three Problems, Fixed In Order

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideTravelDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

Pick the honeymoon number first, then pick the place

The first big thing you buy together shouldn't arrive with a balance. Do the arithmetic, then choose the beach.

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Fitness6 min read

Why the second ankle sprain is always worse than the first

The swelling goes down in a week and everybody stops there. That's exactly how you end up rolling it again on a flat sidewalk.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?

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