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The number of productivity strategies out there are innumerable. Every day, dozens and perhaps hundreds of ...

  If you're a fan of podcasts, my next guest likely needs no introduction. His name is Tim Ferriss, and ...

To many, the mysterious world of table etiquette is one that remains largely unexplored. Beyond taking off ...

Editor's Note: Awhile back, I came across a really cool little old book called Men of Stamina. Published ...

In the film versions of Ian Fleming’s original James Bond novels, 007 often wins the day through the use ...

I’m a classics guy, so the ancient Greeks and Romans inform a lot of my ideas about what manliness means, ...

The Ladder of St. Augustine By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Saint Augustine! well hast thou said, That of ...

  Along with getting into shape, being more productive is a common goal people have. While there are a ...

Image Source Have you ever had a really busy schedule -- lots of responsibilities, lots of deadlines, ...

 Do you feel overwhelmed by your digital devices? Do you constantly have an itch to check your phone even ...

Editor's note: This excerpt/quiz is taken from a magazine published in the 1940s.  Personal ...

  The fall of the Roman Empire has been a cultural touchstone in the West for centuries. It’s been ...

  Earlier this year we published an in-depth series about masculinity and the Christian religion ...

  Whether you’re a businessman, a statesman, a general, or a parent, you’re strategizing on a daily ...

Last week we talked about why your first impression matters -- how amazingly quickly other people form one ...

Waller Newell has said that “In some ways, TR and Churchill have more in common with Homer and ...

  Pride. It’s been called one of the deadly sins. But what if pride holds the key to human success ...

You meet a woman at a party and think you have a good conversation. But when you later send her a text, ...

  Football is often used as a metaphor for life. What is it about football that makes it so adept at ...

Editor’s note: The following selection on "How to Get Stick-to-itiveness" comes from The Technique of ...