Everyone has experienced the way deadlines can act as a double-edged sword: on the one hand, they ...

Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War under Abraham Lincoln, was talking with an associate, when another ...

Who and where do you want to be in the future? It's a question we typically answer by looking ahead. But, ...

Editor's note: Erich Fromm was a German sociologist and psychologist of the 20th century. His most famous ...

What a gift the human self is. It enables you to sense and reflect upon your own existence; examine the ...

I’m something of a homebody. I work at home. I like being at home. I’m not really introverted, just ...

Two important skills for any man, and especially any would-be sheepdog are 1) managing stress 2) and ...

Welcome back to our series on male status. This series aims to help men understand the way status affects ...

This article series is now available as a professionally formatted, distraction free ebook to read ...

Once upon a time, the world belonged to men. Literally. Because men had exclusive power in both ...

This is the seventh in a series of posts on Ben Franklin's 13 virtues. SINCERITY. Use no hurtful deceit; ...

"Wealth, notoriety, place and power are no measure of success whatever," H.G. Wells said. "The only true ...

Why do we want the things we want? While we'll offer up plenty of reasons to explain our choices, my guest ...

The Strenuous Life is a membership platform for those who wish to revolt against our age of ease, ...

There's no shortage of information out there on how to change — how to lose weight, exercise more, ...

We tend to throw the word "genius" around pretty casually, saying so-and-so has a genius for a ...

In spite of the countless note-taking and to-do list apps and software I’ve experimented with over the ...

Despite the fact that public speaking remains an important and relevant skill in our modern age -- you ...

When it comes to proposed solutions to life's problems, whether on an individual or ...

Dealing with criticism is a skill every well-adjusted man should possess. We give and take criticism among ...