Brett, Author at The Art of Manliness

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Podcast #1,039: What’s Behind the Rise of Parent-Child Estrangement?

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Take the D Word Off the Table

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Podcast #1,020: Becoming a Tech Intentional Family

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Podcast #1,017: When He’s Married to Mom

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Some Reasons Why Some Men Are Successful Fathers

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How to Be a Great Father-in-Law

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Podcast #998: Dad’s Essential Role in Making Kids Awesome

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Get Your Son Out of His Bedroom

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Important PSA: The World Is Divided Into Social Initiators and Non-Initiators

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Your Son Needs to Join a Gang

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Podcast #1,033: Ouch! That Stings! Why Rejection Hurts So Much (And How to Deal With It)

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Fascinating Insights on the State of Sex and Marriage 100 Years Ago

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The Ancient Art of Saying No: Plutarch’s Guide to Breaking Free from People-Pleasing

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Dale Carnegie’s “Damned Fool Things I Have Done”

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Podcast #1,025: What’s Going on With Your Social Anxiety?

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The Power of Personal Atmosphere

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Recovering Your Personal History of Manhood

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How to Tie a Tie

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How to Carve a Turkey

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How to Jump Start a Car – The Complete Guide

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Skill of the Week: Throw a Dynamite Straight Punch

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The Case for Shaving at Night

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Your No-Nonsense Guide to Choosing the Right Beard Style

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A Handy Dandy Men’s Grooming Checklist

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10 Things That Will Put Hair on Your Chest

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Building the Perfect Dopp Kit

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10 Steps to Giving the Best, Best Man Speech

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Podcast #625: The Code of the Warrior

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How To Deadlift: The Complete Guide to Perfect Form

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What to Do If You Get Kicked in the Nards

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Podcast #592: Being a Man in the Lousy Modern World

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How to Know If a Woman Likes You

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Men and Status: How Testosterone Fuels the Drive for High Social Status

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Manly Honor: Part II — The Decline of Traditional Honor in the West, Ancient Greece to the Romantic Period

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The Decline of Male Space

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Podcast #496: What Plato’s Republic Has to Say About Being a Man

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