Keeping It Real

Skills

The practical things a capable man can do. Short guides, no filler, no life story first.

The BRO Survival & Preparedness GuideThe printable family manual: a kit and go-bag builder, water and food calculators, the core skills and a family emergency plan.Get ready, calmly

← Newer articlesPage 49 of 167

More from BRO

That’s every Skills story so far. Here’s more from related sections.

Your teen can't fall asleep at 10 and it isn't defiance

GuideFamilyCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Your teen can't fall asleep at 10 and it isn't defiance

The body clock really does move in adolescence. You can't argue it back, but you can work with it, and most of the fix happens in the morning.</title> <dek>The body clock really does move in adolescence. You can't argue it back, but you can work with it, and most of the fix happens in the morning.

Read the prescription label before you leave the parking lot

GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Read the prescription label before you leave the parking lot

The sig line, the fill date and the warning stickers tell you most of what the doctor didn't have time to say. Ninety seconds, in the car.

Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

Stop Buying The Lip Balm That Tingles

GuideGroomingDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

Stop Buying The Lip Balm That Tingles

Menthol feels like it's working. It isn't. What actually fixes chapped lips and windburn when your job is outdoors in February.

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

PartnerDelicious.com

The Glass Test Takes Ten Seconds And You Should Know It

The Glass Test Takes Ten Seconds And You Should Know It

Most childhood rashes are nothing. A few are a drive to the ER at 2am, and the difference is something you can check with a drinking glass.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

Chronic pain and what works when the pills stop working

GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Chronic pain and what works when the pills stop working

Pain that's lasted months doesn't respond to the same playbook as a sprained ankle. The stuff that actually moves the needle is smaller and more boring than you'd think.

Thin Skin, Age Spots And What A Dermatologist Can Fix

GuideGroomingDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Thin Skin, Age Spots And What A Dermatologist Can Fix

The forearm bruise from bumping a doorframe, the rough patch that keeps coming back, and the four minutes that change both.

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

PartnerCancerDefying.com

Your daughter's puberty starts before you're ready for it

GuideFamilyCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

Your daughter's puberty starts before you're ready for it

The first sign usually shows up a year or two before her period, and the parents who plan for it spare their daughters a lot of panic.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

$The Stomachache Is Real And So Is The Math Test$

GuideDadsCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

The Stomachache Is Real And So Is The Math Test

Childhood anxiety rarely shows up as crying. It shows up at 7:10 in the morning, on the bathroom floor, with a kid who swears he's sick.

The Four Ingredients On Every Bottle And What They Do

GuideGroomingDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

The Four Ingredients On Every Bottle And What They Do

Retinol, vitamin C, niacinamide and hyaluronic acid, sorted by evidence, by what the formula has to get right, and by what you can skip.

What should I wear to this?

Well-child checkups and the questions nobody thinks to ask

GuideFamilyCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Well-child checkups and the questions nobody thinks to ask

What the doctor is actually checking at each age, the three questions to bring, and the billing trap that turns a free visit into a bill.

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

PartnerCoconut.com

The Night Cough Is Data, So Start Writing It Down

GuideDadsCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

The Night Cough Is Data, So Start Writing It Down

What to track, how the inhaler actually gets used, and the paperwork that has to be signed before the first field trip.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

Two Habits At Twenty-Five, One Face At Fifty

GuideGroomingDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

Two Habits At Twenty-Five, One Face At Fifty

Almost everything on the skin care shelf is optional. These two aren't, and one of them runs about fifteen bucks at the drugstore.

Write down your medical wishes while you're still the one talking

GuideBRO SeniorsMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Write down your medical wishes while you're still the one talking

Two documents, one afternoon, and nobody in your family has to guess at 2 a.m. what you would have wanted.

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

PartnerNames.com

Do A Lap Of Your House On Your Knees

GuideDadsCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Do A Lap Of Your House On Your Knees

Everything that can hurt a toddler lives below 36 inches, and you can't see any of it from where you're standing.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

Your lather is too dry and that's why the shave hurts

Your lather is too dry and that's why the shave hurts

The night you find lice, and the three weeks that follow

The night you find lice, and the three weeks that follow

Pressure-test my business idea

Don't Wait Two Weeks On These Teen Warning Signs

GuideDadsCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Don't Wait Two Weeks On These Teen Warning Signs

Sadness isn't the signal you're watching for. Subtraction is. Know which changes get a phone call today and which ones can wait until Sunday.

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

PartnerGermProof.com

Most dry, flaky skin is the soap, not the weather

Grooming5 min read

Most dry, flaky skin is the soap, not the weather

Two swaps, ninety seconds a morning, and the flaking on your cheeks is gone in about two weeks.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

Older Skills stories