This Friday is the summer solstice. It’s the longest day of the year. Afterward, the days will start getting shorter. We’re big advocates of embracing seasonality. It’s a powerful antidote to what C.S. Lewis called the horror of the same old thing. Acknowledging the summer solstice is a great opportunity to inject a seasonal tradition […]| The Art of Manliness
When I turned forty a couple of years ago, one of the things I did for that milestone was to go through all the journals I’ve kept from childhood through adulthood. It was a way to do a retrospective inventory at the midpoint of life. In one of my journals from high school, I had […]| The Art of Manliness
How the Seasons Change Our Sleep. Do you feel like your sleep’s been crappier lately? Shorter and less restful? Well, the summer season may be to blame. Research published last year found that sleep is subject to seasonal variations. Study participants slept an hour longer in the winter than they did in the summer, and […]| The Art of Manliness