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Cool Uncle Tricks: How to Perform the French Drop...

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2024/09/05

An essential part of being an awesome uncle is having a repertoire of tricks and jokes that will amaze your nieces and nephews, and crack them up. So from time to time we’ll be offering you current and future uncles out there a tutorial on some gags that’ll have them thinking you’re the coolest dude in the world. Check out all […] Help support independent publishing. Make a donation to The Art of Manliness! Thanks for the support!

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Podcast #1,019: 10 Philosophy-Inspired Challenges for...

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2024/09/04

Although they may call it different things and approach its attainment in different ways, many of the world’s religions and philosophies have a similar goal: achieving a life of virtue, peace, and flourishing. In his new book, Seriously Happy, Ben Aldrige explains how anyone can use the wisdom of ancient traditions to improve themselves and […] Help support independent publishing. Make a donation to The Art of Manliness! Thanks for the support!

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Bro Splits: Are They Right For You?

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2024/09/03

If you’ve been lifting weights for a while, you’ve likely come across programming described as “bro splits” — a training method that focuses on one muscle group per workout. You’ll also see bro splits referred to as body-split workouts. Bro splits rose to prominence in the 1960s thanks to bodybuilders like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Franco Columbu, […] Help support independent publishing. Make a donation to The Art of Manliness! Thanks for the support!

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AoM Store Clearance: 50% Off Everything!

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2024/09/01

After 16 years of selling AoM merch, we’ve made the decision to get out of the merch business. Over the past few years running the store has proven to be an expensive endeavor with extremely slim profit margins. Stuff is just more expensive — both making it and shipping it. And the number of operational […] Help support independent publishing. Make a donation to The Art of Manliness! Thanks for the support!

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Skill of the Week: Handle Your Car’s Brakes Going Out

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2024/09/01

An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world — having the breadth of skills, the savoir-faire, to handle any situation you find yourself in. With that in mind, each Sunday we’ll be republishing one of the illustrated guides from our archives, so you can hone your […] Help support independent publishing. Make a donation to The Art of Manliness! Thanks for the support!

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Odds & Ends: August 30, 2024

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2024/08/30

Everything Isn’t Terrible: Conquer Your Insecurities, Interrupt Your Anxiety, and Finally Calm Down by Kathleen Smith. I’ve been taking a deep dive into Bowen Family Systems Theory this year. The theory is all about learning how to become a differentiated self within groups consumed with chronic anxiety, and I’ve found understanding it very useful in […]Help support independent publishing. Make a donation to The Art of Manliness! Thanks for the support!

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Lunchtime Meal Prep: How to Make Easy 4-Ingredient...

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2024/08/29

Meal prep — preparing a bunch of meals altogether ahead of time — is a handy way to increase your chances of eating healthy during the week, save money on buying takeout, and save time and bandwidth by batching your cooking. We’ve previously covered how to make easy, high-protein meal-prep breakfast casseroles. But what about […] Help support independent publishing. Make a donation to The Art of Manliness! Thanks for the support!

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The Power of Personal Atmosphere

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2024/08/29

Note: This excerpt, condensed from the original, was taken from Masterful Personality by Orison Swett Marden, a book which was published in 1921 and is worth reading in its entirety. “A man is not all included between his hat and boots,” said Walt Whitman. There is something in a man which does not inhere in […] Help support independent publishing. Make a donation to The Art of Manliness! Thanks for the support!

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Podcast #1,018: It’s Never Too Late to Achieve Your...

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2024/08/28

As you get older, you can start to feel like you’ll never achieve your dream or receive recognition for your contributions to a field, or that your best work is behind you. Mo Rocca has compiled stories that demonstrate that you shouldn’t give up hope, and that no matter your age, the best may yet […]Help support independent publishing. Make a donation to The Art of Manliness! Thanks for the support!

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Odds & Ends: August 23, 2024

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2024/08/23

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. We recently finished reading this book aloud as a family (nothing relaxes kids before bed like a tale of serial murder). Having sold over 100 million copies, And Then They Were None is not only Christie’s most popular novel but one of the bestselling books of all time, and it […]Help support independent publishing. Make a donation to The Art of Manliness! Thanks for the support!

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Bruce Lee’s Forearm Workout

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2024/08/22

If we’ve learned one thing this year about what the ladies find attractive in men, it’s forearms: forearms sticking out of rolled-up sleeves; forearms gripping steering wheels; forearms handling tools. Women love the look of a man’s well-developed forearms. Strong forearms are functional too: they improve your throwing capacity and help you lift, carry, and […] Help support independent publishing. Make a donation to The Art of Manliness! Thanks for the support!

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Podcast #1,016: Unlock Better Sleep and Health by...

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2024/08/21

You probably know your body follows a circadian rhythm, and probably think of it as primarily regulating your sleep/wake cycle, which it certainly does. But your body’s internal clock also regulates many other physical, mental, and behavioral changes that occur every 24 hours, and working with your circadian rhythm, rather than against it, can boost […] Help support independent publishing. Make a donation to The Art of Manliness! Thanks for the support!

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Why Are Female Friendships the Ideal? (‘Cause Dude...

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2024/08/20

Male friendships tend to last longer than female friendships. Male friendships generally have less tension than female friendships. Male friends are more tolerant of their friends’ foibles and idiosyncrasies than female friends are. Male friends are better at being fun and enjoyable companions than female friends. Male friends experience less “friendship jealousy” and are more […]Help support independent publishing. Make a donation to The Art of Manliness! Thanks for the support!

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Podcast #1,015: Boots, Tents, Sleeping Bags, and...

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2024/08/19

A fair amount of gear is involved in making a camping or backpacking trip a success, and choosing that gear can be a little intimidating as there are lots of options, and it’s expensive to boot. Here to offer some tips on selecting gear and getting the most out of it is Craig Caudill, an […] Help support independent publishing. Make a donation to The Art of Manliness! Thanks for the support!

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Skill of the Week: Use Chopsticks Like Mr. Miyagi

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2024/08/18

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Sunday Firesides: The 3 Horizons of Purpose

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2024/08/18

When we think about purpose, we typically think of our life’s overarching aim; our true calling; the thing we were put on earth to do. But each individual’s purpose encompasses more than this, and in fact exists across three horizons that stretch from the imminent and concrete to the distant and transcendent. In the first […] Help support independent publishing. Make a donation to The Art of Manliness! Thanks for the support!

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Odds & Ends: August 16, 2024

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2024/08/16

Seiko SRPG33 Field Watch. About four years ago, I embraced the Apple Watch. But lately, I’ve decided to go back to plain old analog watches. Why? For one thing, smartwatches don’t look very good, in my opinion. For another, they’re distracting. I’m a big proponent of putting away one’s phone during meals and conversations, since […] Help support independent publishing. Make a donation to The Art of Manliness! Thanks for the support!

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10 Mental Health Rules From the 1930s

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2024/08/15

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 […] Help support independent publishing. Make a donation to The Art of Manliness! Thanks for the support!

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How to Tie a Lasso

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2024/08/15

What man hasn’t imagined what it would be like to be a cowboy on the open range? And when you think about being a cowboy, you probably imagine yourself swinging a lasso above your head to round up wayward dogies The lasso, or lariat, that we know today originated with Mexican vaqueros back in the […] Help support independent publishing. Make a donation to The Art of Manliness! Thanks for the support!

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Sunday Firesides: The Lightning of Past Summers

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2024/08/11

“No word is oftener on the lips of men than Friendship,” said Henry David Thoreau. “All men are dreaming of it, and its drama…is enacted daily.” Given Thoreau’s misanthropic, taciturn reputation, it may seem surprising that he spoke so loftily of friendship, and especially that he associated it with “drama.” But, in fact, few men […]Help support independent publishing. Make a donation to The Art of Manliness! Thanks for the support!

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