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Welcome back to our series on the phases of the adult life cycle, as studied by Daniel J. Levinson and ...

There are few words that generate less excitement in a male audience than "etiquette." On the scale of ...

Welcome back to our series on the seasons of a man’s life, which describes the universal pattern of ...

  In the first year of his presidency, the press used Theodore Roosvelt's name in connection with the ...

  Many of us want to learn a new skill or master a new area of expertise, either to further or change ...

  The Sultan of Swat. The Colossus of Clout. The King of Crash. The Great Bambino.  Babe ...

  If you struggle with feeling distracted, you likely think that modern technology is to blame, and that ...

Are you really struggling in life? You can’t keep a job, can’t make friends, can’t find a ...

  Lou Ferrante was a mobster who worked for the Gambino crime family and made a trade out of hijacking ...

If you don’t know where you are, you don’t know who are. --Wendell Berry  As time went by, I also ...

  The standard route to success in modern life goes as follows: work hard in high school, score high on ...

Emotions have gotten a bad rap these days. We’re frequently told we should mistrust them, ignore them, ...

  When we seek an example of great leadership, one man who often comes to mind is Winston Churchill -- ...

Several myths abound around the subject of men and emotion. One is that the traditional quality of ...

  Over ten years ago, I read the book Getting Things Done by David Allen. I've been using the ...

  When Paul Kalanathi was 36 years old, he was on the cusp of finishing a decade's worth of training to ...

  Quick, name the president who's on the dime. Or think about the letters and numbers on your license ...

  In an effort to get more done and be our best selves, many of us have turned to "life hacks" that we ...

Editor's note: The following excerpt comes from a September 1874 entry in the personal journals of John ...

  Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius was one of the last Stoic philosophers and today is arguably the best ...