Switches of Manliness

The 5 Switches of Manliness: Nature

by Brett

In this Switches of Manliness series, we’ve been talking about those unique parts of a man’s psyche that have fallen into disuse in the modern world and need to be reactivated. But there’s likely some overlap between the needs of men and the needs of women; for example, primitive women used to be quite physical [...]

72 comments | Read the full article →

The 5 Switches of Manliness: Provide

by Brett

“A man should be a good provider.” We’ve all heard this phrase before; it remains common even in our modern society. When someone says that a man should be a good provider, what they invariably mean is that he should have a good job that earns a steady income, one which enables him to provide [...]

34 comments | Read the full article →

The 5 Switches of Manliness: Legacy

by Brett

We started the last post in this series with a surprising fact–that only about 33% of our ancestors were male. We’ll begin this post the same way: When the Titanic sunk, the survival rate for the rich, first class men (34%), was lower than that for the poor, third-class women (46%). Most people know that the Titanic had [...]

53 comments | Read the full article →

The 5 Switches of Manliness: Challenge

by Brett

This is the second post in our series on the five switches of manliness. The five switches of manliness are the power switches that are connected to our primal man and deeply ingrained and embedded in the male psyche. When they’re turned off, we feel restless, angry, and apathetic. When they’re turned on, we feel [...]

81 comments | Read the full article →

The 5 Switches of Manliness: Physicality

by Brett

This post begins our series on the five switches of manliness. The five switches of manliness are the power switches that are connected to our primal man and deeply ingrained and embedded in the male psyche. When they’re turned off, we feel restless, angry, and apathetic. When they’re turned on, we feel alive, invigorated, motivated [...]

69 comments | Read the full article →

The Cure for the Modern Male Malaise: The 5 Switches of Manliness

by Brett

A few weeks ago, I caught the premiere of the Discovery’s Channel’s “Human Planet,” a television show about the ways people have adapted to survive in Earth’s most extreme environments. Perhaps a better name for the program would have been “Man Planet,” as the show primarily chronicled the incredible feats of men around the world–men [...]

161 comments | Read the full article →