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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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Podcast #993: The Shadows Over Men’s Hearts and How to Fight Them

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Podcast #976: Lessons in Action, Agency, and Purpose From Buying a Ghost Town

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Podcast #951: The Hobbit Virtues

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The Swiss Army Knife of Fitness — How to Get Lean, Strong, and Flexible With Kettlebells Alone

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The Roman Caesars’ Guide to Ruling

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The Winter Mindset — How Norwegians Love the Winter (And You Can Too)

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Undoing Urgency — How to Stop Drowning in Tasks and Start Living With Purpose

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Manvotional: The Coming Man of the World

The Coming Man of the World By: Ella Wheeler Wilcox c. 1891 Oh, not for the great departed Who ...

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The Life of Jack London as a Case Study in the Power and Perils of Thumos — Conclusion

This article concludes a series that studied the life of Jack London, and especially his display of the ...

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The Life of Jack London as a Case Study in the Power and Perils of Thumos — #10: Ashes

This article is part of a series that studies the life of Jack London, and especially his display of the ...

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The Life of Jack London as a Case Study in the Power and Perils of Thumos — #9: The Long Sickness

Jack London followed up the resounding success of The Call of the Wild with two more popular novels: The ...

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The Life of Jack London as a Case Study in the Power and Perils of Thumos — #8: Success at Last

This article is part of a series that studies the life of Jack London, and especially his display of the ...

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The Life of Jack London as a Case Study in the Power and Perils of Thumos — #7: Into the Klondike

This article is part of a series that studies the life of Jack London, and especially his display of the ...

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The Life of Jack London as a Case Study in the Power and Perils of Thumos — #6: Back to School

This article is part of a series that studies the life of Jack London, and especially his display of the ...

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The Life of Jack London as a Case Study in the Power and Perils of Thumos — #5: On the Road

This article is part of a series that studies the life of Jack London, and especially his display of the ...

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The Life of Jack London as a Case Study in the Power and Perils of Thumos — #4: Pacific Voyage

This article is part of a series that studies the life of Jack London, and especially his display of the ...

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The Life of Jack London as a Case Study in the Power and Perils of Thumos — #3: Oyster Pirate

This article is part of a series that studies the life of Jack London, and especially his display of the ...

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The Life of Jack London as a Case Study in the Power and Perils of Thumos — #2: Boyhood

This article is part of a series that studies the life of Jack London, and especially his display of the ...

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The Life of Jack London as a Case Study in the Power and Perils of Thumos — #1: Introduction

“Jack London was the type of man to have commanded other men. [He has] eyes to inflame youth, inspire men, ...

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7 Tips for Successfully Completing Boot Camp, or Any Intense Training Experience, Courtesy of WWII Marines

Picture yourself. You’re 18-years-old. It’s Monday morning, December 8, 1941, the day after Japan ...

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Manvotional: Fighting

Editor's Note: This week's post on thumos brought to mind this Manvotional. Tom Brown’s School Days was ...

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What Is a Man? The Allegory of the Chariot

What is a man? What sort of man should I be? What does it mean to live a good life? What is the best way ...

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Manvotional: Jack London on Success

Editor's note: We've recently been researching the life of Jack London for a future post(s), and came ...

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Manvotional: 4 Rules on How to Make the Most of Life

"How to Make the Most of Life" From Every-day Religion, 1886 By James Freeman Clarke Some persons ...

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Trust Your Gut: Lessons Learned from Haguenau and Macy Falls

I was hiking down a steep trail near Macy Falls when a cougar snarled and leapt toward my left ear. I ...

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Manvotional: Do It Now

Editor's note: This week's article on giving more compliments reminded me of this poem. It's a simple ...

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Manvotional: The Courage to Face Ingratitude

With Thanksgiving this week, many minds will be turning to the things they are grateful for. But here's a ...

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