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

Why the twenty-minute nap beats the hour you'd rather take

Sleep researchers keep landing on the same short window, and the reason has everything to do with how groggy you feel when you stand up.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Buy for your widest measurement and pay the tailor the difference

Pear, apple or hourglass, the fix is the same three numbers, one honest mirror, and a tailor who knows your name.

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Rewrite my résumé so it actually gets read

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BRO TakeBe a ManMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

Why humility reads like confidence and ego reads like fear

The man who can say "that's mine, I'll fix it" in eleven seconds has more authority than the one who never admits anything.

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What survives when you check the Blue Zones birth records

A demographer went looking for the paperwork behind the world's oldest people and found burned archives, pension fraud and bad math. Some of it still holds.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideLifeCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

How to be patient without turning into a pushover

Patience isn't a temperament you're issued at birth. It's mostly arithmetic, plus two habits you can install this week.

GuideBe a ManMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Forgive him without pretending it didn't happen

Dropping the debt doesn't mean handing back the keys. How to let a man off the hook and still keep your eyes open.

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GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Foundation that matches starts at your jaw, not your hand

Three stripes, fifteen minutes and a window will tell you more than any shade-matching app ever will.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideLifeCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Say the hard thing while it's still small

The conversation you're dreading takes about four minutes. Putting it off for six weeks is what actually costs you.

GuideBe a ManMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

You should be able to read the group chat out loud at dinner

If the guy in the work parking lot isn't the guy at your kitchen table, you've got two of you, and one of them is lying.

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Your curls don't need more product, they need more water

The frizz isn't a product problem. It's a water problem, a timing problem, and a brushing-it-dry problem, and all three are fixable this week.

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GuideLifeCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Write down the number where you'd stop upgrading

Contentment isn't a smaller life. It's knowing what you're actually building, so the wanting stops driving the truck.

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What was your first ever job?

GuideCity StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20265 min

When to Carry a Briefcase and When to Carry a Backpack

The right answer depends on how far you walk and what's in the bag, not on how good it looks on the desk.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Petite or tall, buy the shoulder and hem everything else

Four measurements, one good tailor, and the alterations worth paying for. What petite and tall sizing actually changes, and what it can't fix.

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

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GuideLifeCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Take the job nobody takes a picture of

The volunteer work that changes you isn't the ribbon cutting. It's the chairs, the dishes, and the second Saturday you didn't feel like showing up.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

Style6 min

Comfort after sixty that still looks like you chose it

BRO for Her6 min

Shoes that still work at hour nine

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideLifeCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Gratitude out loud beats gratitude in a notebook

Say the specific thing to the specific person for two weeks and you'll start catching things you used to walk right past.

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

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Country Style6 min read

The surplus wool worth buying and the wool to leave behind

Military wool outlasts most of what hangs on the rack at the farm store, if you know which pieces to grab and what to check before you pay.

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When did you last ask for a raise?

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