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Is College for Everyone? Part II: The Pros and Cons of Attending a 4-Year College
Welcome to Part II of our series that asks the question of whether or not college is necessary. In Part I, ...
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So You Want My Job: Librarian
In the golden age of the library, these book depositories served as true community hubs for cities and ...
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Know-Nothing Investing: Index Funds For Beginners
I don't know about you, but despite my repeated attempts to fully understand and grasp how investing in ...
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The Helicopter-Jumper’s Guide to Talking About Yourself: 10 Ways to Share Your Accomplishments Without Sounding like a Jerk
Editor’s Note: This a guest post by John Corcoran. Have you ever met someone whose personal ...
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Is College for Everyone? An Introduction and Timeline of College in America
"A college education unfits rather than fits men to affairs." –Andrew Carnegie, 1901 Over one ...
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9 Lessons in Entrepreneurship From Shark Tank
I don’t watch much television -- with two small children and a business, I just don’t have ...
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So You Want My Job: Tree Climber
Once again we return to our So You Want My Job series, in which we interview men who are employed ...
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Testing Out: How to “Moneyball” Your Way to a Debt-Free College Degree
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Jay Cross. I don’t know about you, but ...
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Don’t Sweat It: 8 Strategies for Meeting and Connecting with VIPs
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from John Corcoran. Imagine for a second that you’re ...
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So You Want My Job: NFL Player
Once again we return to our So You Want My Job series, in which we interview men who are employed ...
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How to Deal with a Job You Don’t Like
While in an ideal world, we’d all have our dream jobs at every period in our lives, the reality is ...
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Want to Start a Business? Consider These 5 Invaluable Lessons Before Diving In
Editor's Note: This is a guest post from Justin Spring. On Friday nights, most testosterone-driven high ...
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So You Want My Job: Commercial Fisherman
Once again we return to our So You Want My Job series, in which we interview men who are employed ...
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How Not to Make Your Parents’ Money Mistakes
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Jeff Rose. I work as a financial planner, a money ...
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How to Follow Up After Meeting Someone in Person
Editor's Note: This a guest post by John Corcoran. Last year, AoM published a thorough guide on How to ...
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The 3 Biggest Financial Regrets of College Graduates and How to Avoid Them
This fall there will be over 20 million students heading to college, either returning from summer break or ...
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Passion Vs. Willingness, Or What Forrest Guth Never Said From The Foxhole
“Do what you love, and love what you do.†How many times have you heard that -- or a ...
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Slay the Email Monster! How to Manage Inbox Overload and Actually Get Stuff Done
As someone who makes his living working entirely online, I get a lot of email. Kate and I used to have ...
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Art of Manliness Podcast #47: Saving the Family Farm with Forrest Pritchard
Welcome back to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast! In today's podcast we talk to Forrest ...
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Hit the Ground Running: How to Ace Your First Day and First Week at a New Job
This month a couple million students graduated from colleges around the country. If you’re one ...
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