Confidence in BRO Teens — Girls

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GuideNina Castellan20 Sept 20263 min

What boys your age actually respond to — and what it says about them

The honest version, including the part about which boys are worth your time and which are telling you who they're already.

Four steps, twice a day, and hands off your face

A skin routine you can actually finish before the bus, plus the one habit that undoes all of it.

BRO TakeNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Being a girl isn't a thing you have to work around

The strongest woman you know is almost never the loudest person in the room, and you don't have to put down other girls to be worth something.

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What should I wear to this?

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GuideNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

What vaping does to you, and how to quit if you've started

Nicotine is a lousy boss. Here's what it's doing to your body, your sleep and your mood, and a plan that actually gets you off it.

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What to say when a girl is cruel and everyone's watching

Not the comeback you rehearse at midnight. The boring, flat answer that ends it in public and costs you absolutely nothing.

Poll

What was (or will be) your first job?

GuideNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

How to say no to a friend and still have the friend

The sentence you decide on now, before your phone buzzes at midnight and you say yes again.

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Which tool have you owned longest, and would you buy it again?

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GuideNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Speak in the first ten minutes of class

Nerves grow the longer you sit on them, so go early, go short, and let your voice get used to the room.

GuideNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Stop rereading your notes and start proving you know it

The highlighter lies to you. What actually sticks is closing the book and writing down everything you remember.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Drive like the calmest person in the car

Mirrors, empty parking lots, the left turn everybody fears, and the one phone call you make instead of getting in the car.

GuideNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Stop writing what happened and start writing what you think

A journal that only records your day is a diary. A few small changes turn it into the place you figure things out.

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Your first project will be crooked and that's the point

Sewing, baking, building — the fastest way to get good is to finish one ugly thing and then start the next one.

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GuideNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

How to talk to your mom when she doesn't get it

The moment you pick matters more than the words you pick, and four sentences that keep a hard conversation from turning into a fight.

Poll

Best way to spend a Saturday?

GuideNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

What never to post, and who to tell when it goes wrong

Some things never go online, no matter who's asking. And if something already went sideways, there's an adult who can fix more than you think.

Community

Which tool have you owned longest, and would you buy it again?

Write your answer

GuideNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Don't Start Anything New On Your Skin This Week

Seven days out from photos, the smartest thing you can do to your face is boring on purpose. Here's the calm version of the plan.

GuideNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Put your hands down and the spot heals faster

Squeezing feels like you're doing something about it. It's the one move that guarantees the thing sticks around longer.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

6 min

100 Skills Worth Learning This Year and How to Pick Twelve

5 min

Claim one night a week and cook for the whole house

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Start with one customer, not a logo

How to get a real business off the ground at 14 or 16 — pricing, parents, safety rules, and the week-six slump nobody warns you about.

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Stay in the sport after you stop being the best at it

Somewhere around fourteen, sport stops being easy for almost everybody. What you do in the six months after that decides a lot.

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What helps most on a hard day?

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Confidence in BRO Teens — Girls

Latest news · Confidence

What boys your age actually respond to — and what it says about them

What your friends do after you say no tells you everything

"Nah, I'm good" is a complete sentence

Stop apologizing for being a girl

The snack at 3 p.m. decides how practice goes at 5

One active at a time, and give it longer than you want to

Four steps, twice a day, and hands off your face

Being a girl isn't a thing you have to work around

What vaping does to you, and how to quit if you've started

What to say when a girl is cruel and everyone's watching

How to say no to a friend and still have the friend

Speak in the first ten minutes of class

Stop rereading your notes and start proving you know it

Drive like the calmest person in the car

Stop writing what happened and start writing what you think

Your first project will be crooked and that's the point

How to talk to your mom when she doesn't get it

What never to post, and who to tell when it goes wrong

Don't Start Anything New On Your Skin This Week

Put your hands down and the spot heals faster

100 Skills Worth Learning This Year and How to Pick Twelve

Claim one night a week and cook for the whole house

Start with one customer, not a logo

Stay in the sport after you stop being the best at it