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There are few concepts we believe in more strongly than just how powerful the examples of other people are ...

Attend the graduation of a college senior, and the commencement speech is likely to include a few themes: ...

Forty years ago, now retired professor of sociology Daniel Chambliss performed a field study in which he ...

You're probably familiar with the American mafia, at least through its portrayal in popular culture. But ...

Below is an excerpt adapted from the introduction to Psychology and the Promethean Will by William H. ...

The social theorist Charles Taylor says that part of what characterizes a secular age is that there are ...

It’s a new year, so many men are thinking about making changes in their lives.  Maybe you want ...

When we think about getting more done, we tend to think about working harder, exerting more willpower, and ...

The Battle of the Bulge commenced on the morning of December 16, 1944. The Allies were ill-prepared for ...

Virtue ethics is an approach to life, a framework for developing character and making moral decisions. To ...

Back in 2015, I started weightlifting seriously.  Over eight years of training, I was able to get ...

Of all the emotions, there's one that people are arguably the most reluctant to talk about and admit to ...

Why are so many social, business, and classroom interactions so dang dull? This state of affairs isn't ...

A focus on gratitude is typical this time of year. But more often than not, the cognitive or behavioral ...

My go-to moniker for other men has long been "dude."  "What's up dude?" "He's a good ...

When we think of Western philosophers who pondered questions about the good life, we typically think of ...

People often think of failure in one of two ways: as something that hinders the pursuit of success, or as ...

Does it seem like people are more tired and less motivated and ambitious these days? They do less ...

Ever since we did our in-depth series about the seasons of a man's life (truly some of the most ...

Maybe you're in a midlife slump. Maybe you're unhappy in your job and marriage. Maybe you're inactive and ...