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Learn the manly history of walking and why to take up the daily walk again. Also use walking to solve some of life's problems.| The Art of Manliness
Learn the manly history of walking and why to take up the daily walk again. Also use walking to solve some of life's problems.| The Art of Manliness
Fifteen years and more than 200 million downloads later, this episode marks the 1,000th installment of the Art of Manliness podcast! It begins with a bit of a retrospective on the podcast and then segues into an interview with one of the show’s earliest guests: Walker Lamond, author of Rules for My Unborn Son. […]| The Art of Manliness
Hacking culture tells us that shortcuts are the way to success. What if that wasn't the true path, though?| The Art of Manliness
5 tools for thriving amongst uncertainty including embracing Stoicism and adaptability.| The Art of Manliness
Instead of waiting to be disrupted by outside forces, you're better off using techniques developed by intelligence agencies to disrupt yourself first.| The Art of Manliness
It’s hard not to notice that in interactions both online and off, people seem increasingly polarized when it comes to political, social justice, and moral and ethical issues of all kinds. Rather than engaging in a civil discussion, debates turn into emotionally-charged flame wars, marked by blame, shame, and the exchange of insults. Such interactions […]| The Art of Manliness
In your job, you probably have plenty of administrative work — managerial and secretarial tasks like filing papers and answering emails. Unengaging and tedious, this admin is likely your least favorite part of your job, and yet is necessary to keep the rest of your responsibilities, and the business itself, going. While you may not […]| The Art of Manliness
If the urge for a different set of wheels is a constant in your life, a change of perspective might be all that’s needed to see your car in a new light.| The Art of Manliness
In Ephesians 4:26, the Apostle Paul advises his readers: “Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath.” The advice that people drew out of this verse — that you should never go to bed angry — became a tenet in the West. The idea wasn’t that anger itself […]| The Art of Manliness
Sure, you're going through a rough spot in your life. Take solace in the fact that it's only temporary.| The Art of Manliness
“A man never knows what he’s made of until he gets punched.” I didn’t know what that meant, but it sounded philosophical enough to get my attention.| The Art of Manliness
3 simple steps to telling a great story. Heros, plus conflicts, plus clear resolutions lead to a story anyone can enjoy.| The Art of Manliness
Why inaction can be expensive, how action can sometimes mean not doing anything, and why action is the best way to find courage in life.| The Art of Manliness
When is it okay for a man to display his emotions through crying?| The Art of Manliness
Inspired individuals can and do make a difference everyday. Live a meaningful life and make a difference.| The Art of Manliness
Making big decisions can feel paralyzing. Whether it’s choosing a new job, moving to a different city, or deciding if you should break up with someone, these choices can keep you agonizingly stuck, forever cycling through pros and cons. My guest can help you finally choose and move forward. That’s what she does for a […]| The Art of Manliness
Note: The following is an excerpt from Orison Swett Marden’s Be Good to Yourself, published in 1910. Whereas ceaseless striving is often framed through an antiseptic neurochemical lens — as merely a fruitless, desultory, dopamine-driven chase —or as an ethically questionable, if not outright malevolent, thirst for money and power, Marden’s framing of ambition is […]| The Art of Manliness
Twenty manly aphorisms that I once thought were dumb but now appreciate as a grown man.| The Art of Manliness
Sending a letter is the next best thing to showing up personally at someone's door.| The Art of Manliness
Today we cover the foundation of the art of letter writing: stationery| The Art of Manliness
The Gila National Forest covers about 3.3 million acres in southwest New Mexico. During the dry summer season, wildfires pose a serious threat to the area. To spot wildfires in this vast landscape as soon as they start, the U.S. Forest Service relies on fire towers spread throughout the area that are each manned […]| The Art of Manliness
Rich Sommer from Mad Men talks about what he's learned about manliness from starring in the show.| The Art of Manliness
It can feel like we've made a lot of progress during the past 30 years. But if you look closer, you start to notice that we've been running on repeat.| The Art of Manliness
Sunday Firesides are a new series of short reflections to start your week. Recent studies on willpower have shown that, contrary to the popular belief that people with more self-control are better at exercising discipline, they in fact rarely use this capacity at all. Instead, they minimize the number of temptations they experience in their […]| The Art of Manliness
Nice Guys finish last. Learn how to cure your Nice Guy Syndrome from Dr. Robert Glover.| The Art of Manliness
Practice does have something to do with gaining skill, but its value depends largely upon how long one practices.| The Art of Manliness
There’s a popular maxim in personal development circles that goes: “F**k motivation. It’s fickle and unreliable and isn’t worth your time. Better to cultivate discipline.” Everywhere you look these days, people are exalting the sentiment behind this mantra; they’re down on motivation and high on discipline. Your Instagram feed is probably full of “influencers” shouting […]| The Art of Manliness
Whether you’re a businessman, a statesman, a general, or a parent, you’re strategizing on a daily basis. So how do you do it better?| The Art of Manliness
Learn the manly art of doing things. Based on Albert Bandura's research regarding self-efficacy. Learn how to get your butt in gear and do the things you want to do!| The Art of Manliness
Treating life like an experiment is about curiosity and attempting to live better. Here are some tips and tools for treating life like an experiment.| The Art of Manliness
Do you have a dream that you've had since you were a boy, but never got around to fulfilling because it didn't fit the typical life pattern of college-kids-corporate job that society pressures men into?| The Art of Manliness
This month, we ran a series of articles on the research of psychologist Daniel J. Levinson, which found that there are phases of development all throughout adulthood, just as there are in childhood and adolescence. One of the interesting sort of asides to this finding, was Levinson’s explanation of the range in which someone does […]| The Art of Manliness
Every man goes though ups and downs in his life. Here's a guide on how to weather them like a man.| The Art of Manliness
Insults are a part of the human experience. We insult others and we get insulted back. Social media has only amplified our tendency to ridicule one another, and increased our likelihood of being on the receiving end of a barb. Yet we don’t typically understand the dynamics of insults very well. Why do we […]| The Art of Manliness
In today's episode I talk to writer Steven Pressfield. Steven has written over a dozen books in both the fiction and non-fiction categories.| The Art of Manliness
Have you ever wanted something really, really bad, but when you finally got it, you were left feeling kind of disappointed?| The Art of Manliness
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
A collection of quotes from all types of people that "explain" the ironies and variabilities of human life and psychology.| The Art of Manliness
While we often associate Eastern spiritual and philosophical traditions with meditation and contemplation, there’s another side to this wisdom that centers on action and can help us move through depression, anxiety, fear, and just general malaise. My guest today is the author of a book about this action-oriented philosophy. His name is Gregg Krech, […]| The Art of Manliness
Man has spent thousands of years mapping, domesticating, and harnessing his environment. He has sailed the earth’s seas, climbed its mountains, plumbed its depths, and left its atmosphere. He has tamed the wilderness, supplanted thick forests with sprawling cities, cultivated agricultural yields that can feed billions. He has channeled electricity, routed many diseases, shrunk space […]| The Art of Manliness
Ask any graphic designer or architect, and they’ll tell you that, much to their chagrin, clients have a much easier time expressing what they don’t like about a draft or mock-up than conveying what they’d rather have it look like instead. Individuals often evince this same dynamic in designing the architecture of their lives. “I […]| The Art of Manliness
What life lessons can we learn from straight razor shaving? Let's find out from this parable.| The Art of Manliness
Figuring out the pitfalls and best practices of adulthood can be tricky. It’s helpful to have some pearls of wisdom to guide you along the way. My guest today has spent decades collecting these kinds of helpful truths and has crafted her own guiding mantras of maturity. Gretchen Rubin is the author of numerous […]| The Art of Manliness
Hustle is the key to success. Find out how a little hustling can give you the life you want.| The Art of Manliness
Pride has been called one of the deadly sins. But what if it holds the key to human success? That’s the argument my guest makes in her book, "Take Pride."| The Art of Manliness
We’re often told violence is never the answer. My guest today would argue that not only is that idea wrong, it's also extremely dangerous.| The Art of Manliness
Phases of growth and interest, conflict and drama, change and renewal happen continuously throughout one's life, and in a predictable pattern.| The Art of Manliness
Does your life ever feel like the movie Groundhog Day? You seemingly repeat the same old loop over and over again: wake up, commute, work, commute, home, bed. Rinse and repeat. It can feel a little depressing, a little desperation-producing. It can seem like inhabiting a certain kind of hell. To understand and break out […]| The Art of Manliness
Sociologists have identified three phases that constitute a proper rite of passage: separation, transition, and re-incorporation.| The Art of Manliness
Resilience is often touted as the end all, be all of coping with life’s challenges and setbacks. But my guest knows from her studies, executive coaching, and her own life that sometimes resilience just isn’t enough. You need an even more durable source of strength. Dr. Tasha Eurich is an organizational psychologist and researcher […]| The Art of Manliness
Before there was politics, there was sex and love, games and sports, spirituality and art, glory and honor. As civilization became increasingly complex, governments were instituted to protect this primordial pursuit of happiness in a more structured and equitable way. As Aristotle put it, “every state is a community of some kind, and every community […]| The Art of Manliness
Nicholas Carr and I discuss why our utopian future is creepy, how the internet is making us dumber, and why mundane tasks are a source of satisfaction.| The Art of Manliness
Many people have, throughout their lives, experienced varying degrees of existential angst: the feeling of being some combination of unmoored, bored, anxious, restless, depressed, lost, isolated, and/or alienated, and simply wondering what it’s all about. For many too, these feelings of existential angst have been exacerbated over the past pandemic-burdened year. Yet, heightened though these […]| The Art of Manliness
Today’s teens and 20- and 30-somethings -- Generations Y and Z -- are in fact surprisingly like their midcentury counterparts.| The Art of Manliness
"When I first came down to the city from my mountain home, I began to wither, and wish instinctively for the vital woods and high sky."| The Art of Manliness
It has long been observed that societies seem to oscillate between periods of peace and plenty, and periods of conflict and hardship.| The Art of Manliness
When people think about living more fully and making better use of their time, they typically think of finding some new organizational system they can structure their lives with. Oliver Burkeman says that what you really need instead are perspective shifts — small, sustainable changes in how you view and approach your day-to-day life. He […]| The Art of Manliness
Note: This is a rebroadcast. When you think about someone having a midlife crisis, you probably think of a man getting divorced, stepping out with a younger woman, and buying a sports car. But my guest today says the often jokey, mockable trope of the midlife crisis we have in our popular culture discounts the […]| The Art of Manliness
I had the pleasure of speaking with AoM Community member, Kasper, and asking him for his take on manliness. Kasper lives and works in London as an artist.| The Art of Manliness
If you're familiar with the world of collegiate or Olympic wrestling, then you probably know who Dan Gable is.| The Art of Manliness
Note: In the 1930s, the Cleveland Academy of Medicine held a contest that solicited submissions for the best set of rules for mental health. The winning set of rules, which we share below, was penned by psychiatrist Dr. Joseph Fetterman and published in the academy’s bulletin. MENTAL HEALTH RULES HAVE A HOBBY: Acquire pursuits which […]| The Art of Manliness
To train the body, strengthening its muscles, increasing its cardiovascular health, and improving its agility, you need to do exercises like stretching, running, and lifting weights. To train the soul, expanding its capacity, you likewise need to perform exercises, in this case, what are called “spiritual disciplines” — practices like fasting, silence, self-examination, study, and […]| The Art of Manliness
In the aftermath of the Second Punic War, Roman citizens erected several statues — which remained standing for centuries — of Hannibal. Hannibal. The cruel Carthaginian general who started the war, occupied most of southern Italy for a decade and a half, and terrorized Romans for just as long. Typical of an honor-based culture, ancient […]| The Art of Manliness
You’ve heard of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. But did you know that its author, Stephen Covey, was in his late fifties when it came out? After it became a monumental bestseller, Covey continued to work on new book ideas, one of which encapsulated his own experience with late-in-life success and his commitment to having an ever-forward-looking attitude. A […]| The Art of Manliness
Why do we feel wonder? What purpose does it serve in our survival and flourishing as humans?| The Art of Manliness
The journey of personal development, of becoming a more excellent and extraordinary individual, can sometimes seem a little abstract. That’s why it’s helpful to imagine it as Mark Divine does, as a set of five metaphorical mountains to scale. Mark is a retired Navy SEAL Commander, a professor of leadership, a yogi, the creator of […]| The Art of Manliness
Note: This is a rebroadcast. Matthew Dicks wears a lot of hats. Among other things, he’s a storyteller, communications consultant, writer, and schoolteacher. In order to excel in his professional life, as well as do what he loves in his personal life, he’s developed a set of strategies that help him be more creative […]| The Art of Manliness
Learn why it's okay to mind your own business. Discover the pitfalls of getting involved in other people's lives and how to prioritize your own well-being.| The Art of Manliness
