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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 ...

It often seems like we live in a very inconsiderate, indifferent, and ill-mannered time and that the cure ...

It's one thing to be bored by having to wait in line or sit through a dry lecture. It's another thing to ...

If you or someone you know has a problem with procrastination, you've probably chalked it up to a ...

Over the life course, people’s happiness tends to follow a U-shaped curve; it begins to decline around ...

Everyone has some bad habits, and they nearly always involve doing something too much. Eating too much, ...

How to be happier is a topic covered in countless books, blogs, and podcasts. Consume enough of this ...