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The Yanomamö and the Origins of Male Honor

In 1964, anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon arrived in an almost entirely unexplored region of the Amazon ...

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Are You a Sheep or Sheepdog? Part III: Your Roadmap to Becoming a Sheepdog

Over the past two weeks, we've been taking a look at the sheep/sheepdog/wolf paradigm as set out by Lt. ...

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Are You a Sheep or Sheepdog? Part II: 8 Reasons You’re Hardwired for Sheepness

On February 19, 2012, a group of sixteen of the nation’s top snowboarders and skiers slipped through the ...

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Are You a Sheep or Sheepdog? Part I

Last December, 58-year-old Ki Suk Han was pushed onto the subway tracks in New York City. Even though ...

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7 Reasons to Become a Gentleman Gardener

Editor's Note: This is a guest post from John Porter. With warm weather upon us and summer just around ...

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A man is sitting at a table, deeply engrossed in writing on a piece of paper, exploring why.

How and Why to Become a Lifelong Learner

For the first twenty-two years or so of our lives, our main “job” is learning. The bulk of ...

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Personal Responsibility 102: The Importance of Owning Up to Your Mistakes and How to Do It

Yesterday we discussed the cognitive blind spots our brains generate that can make it difficult for us to ...

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Personal Responsibility 101: Why Is It So Hard to Own Up to Our Mistakes?

"All this has been my fault. I asked more of my men than should have been asked of them." –Robert E. Lee, ...

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In his twenties, a man in a suit is giving a presentation on how to achieve lasting success by training your brain to a group of people.

Don’t Waste Your Twenties — Part 2: Train Your Brain for Lasting Success

In Part I of this two-part series we explored the first once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of the ...

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Don’t Waste Your Twenties — Part 1: Taking Advantage of the Unique Powers of the Twentysomething Brain

At age 20: Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard and cofounded Microsoft, and Sir Isaac Newton began ...

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The Art of Manliness Podcast #40: The Undefeated Mind With Alex Lickerman

So after being on hiatus for nearly a year, I've decided to bring back the Art of Manliness podcast. ...

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A group of soldiers confidently undertaking a 20 Mile March through a field.

What’s Your 20 Mile March?

Nine years ago, business authors Jim Collins and Morten T. Hansen, along with a team of 20 researchers, ...

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Manly Honor VII: How and Why to Revive Manly Honor in the Twenty-First Century

This article series is now available as a professionally formatted, distraction free ebook to read ...

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Manly Honor VI: The Decline of Traditional Honor in the West in the 20th Century

This article series is now available as a professionally formatted, distraction free ebook to read ...

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The George Bailey Technique: Mentally Erase Your Blessings for Greater Joy and Optimism

Lately, I've been looking at ways to be less cynical. Not that there's anything wrong with a bit of ...

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Manly Honor Part V: Honor in the American South

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Manly Honor Part IV — The Gentlemen and the Roughs: The Collision of Two Honor Codes in the American North

This article series is now available as a professionally formatted, distraction free ebook to read ...

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Manly Honor: Part III — The Victorian Era and the Development of the Stoic-Christian Code of Honor

This article series is now available as a professionally formatted, distraction free ebook to read ...

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A vintage portrait capturing the life of a CEO deeply engaged in resource allocation at his desk.

Be the CEO of Your Life: Using Resource Allocation To Become the Man You Want to Be

In the business world, managers spend a lot of time juggling resource allocation. Every company has a ...

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Hold Fast: How Forgetfulness Torpedos Your Journey to Becoming the Man You Want to Be

Around 4:30am early one August morning in 2005, five 20-somethings decided to go explore a cave nestled in ...

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The Yanomamö and the Origins of Male Honor

Are You a Sheep or Sheepdog? Part III: Your Roadmap to Becoming a Sheepdog

Are You a Sheep or Sheepdog? Part II: 8 Reasons You’re Hardwired for Sheepness

Are You a Sheep or Sheepdog? Part I

7 Reasons to Become a Gentleman Gardener

How and Why to Become a Lifelong Learner

Personal Responsibility 102: The Importance of Owning Up to Your Mistakes and How to Do It

Personal Responsibility 101: Why Is It So Hard to Own Up to Our Mistakes?

Don’t Waste Your Twenties — Part 2: Train Your Brain for Lasting Success

Don’t Waste Your Twenties — Part 1: Taking Advantage of the Unique Powers of the Twentysomething Brain

The Art of Manliness Podcast #40: The Undefeated Mind With Alex Lickerman

What’s Your 20 Mile March?

Manly Honor VII: How and Why to Revive Manly Honor in the Twenty-First Century

Manly Honor VI: The Decline of Traditional Honor in the West in the 20th Century

The George Bailey Technique: Mentally Erase Your Blessings for Greater Joy and Optimism

Manly Honor Part V: Honor in the American South

Manly Honor Part IV — The Gentlemen and the Roughs: The Collision of Two Honor Codes in the American North

Manly Honor: Part III — The Victorian Era and the Development of the Stoic-Christian Code of Honor

Be the CEO of Your Life: Using Resource Allocation To Become the Man You Want to Be

Hold Fast: How Forgetfulness Torpedos Your Journey to Becoming the Man You Want to Be