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The Churchill School of Adulthood — Lesson #4: Cultivate a Nostalgic Love for History
Welcome back to the Winston Churchill School of Adulthood! Last year we began a series on growing up well, ...
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Art of Manliness Podcast #95: Follow Your Curiosity With Brian Koppelman
Brian Koppelman is a man who's worn many hats -- music executive, screenwriter, and now host of a ...
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Via Negativa: Adding to Your Life By Subtracting
It’s a new year and people all over the world are making resolutions on how they’re going to improve ...
Full article The Churchill School of Adulthood — Lesson #3: Live Romantically
When Neville Chamberlain brought Churchill into his cabinet in 1939 to serve as First Lord of the ...
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Art of Manliness Podcast #94: A Higher Call With Adam Makos
On December 20, 1943, exactly 71 years ago to the day, a badly damaged American bomber was flying over ...
Full article The Churchill School of Adulthood – Lesson #2: Establish a Daily Routine
When Winston Churchill left the military at age 26 to pursue a writing career and a seat in Parliament, he ...
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Manvotional: Horatius at the Bridge
Editors' note: While serving the English government in India during the 1830s, politician, poet, and ...
Full article The Churchill School of Adulthood – Lesson #1: Develop a Mighty Moral Code
Last week we kicked off the Winston Churchill School of Adulthood by talking about two central tenets of ...
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The Power of Checklists
In the modern age, we know more than ever before, and the information has never been so readily ...
Full article The Churchill School of Adulthood: A Prerequisite Class on Becoming the Author of Your Own Life
On Monday, we kicked off the Winston Churchill School of Adulthood with a general discussion of the way in ...
Full article The Winston Churchill School of Adulthood Is Now in Session
Last month, we published a post on 6 reasons why it’s especially hard to become an adult in the modern ...
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Art of Manliness Podcast #91: How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life With Russ Roberts
We're all familiar with Adam Smith's landmark work The Wealth of Nations. It's the work that ...
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Manvotional: The Light of the Stars
The Light of Stars From Voices of the Night, 1839 By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The night is come, ...
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The Lesser Known Wisdom of Benjamin Franklin
Editor's Note: Benjamin Franklin was one of the most quotable men in history. Everyone knows his famous ...
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Art of Manliness Podcast #89: The Medal of Honor with Capt. (Retired) Paul Bucha
In honor of Veteran's Day last week, in today's podcast I talk to a retired solider who ...
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Art of Manliness Podcast #88: How to Change the Stories You Tell About Yourself with Dr. Tim Wilson
Today I talk to University of Virginia professor of psychology Dr. Tim Wilson about his ...
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The Printing Press, Literacy, and the Rise and Fall of the Secret Society of Adults
Last week we discussed six reasons the qualities of maturity have been on the decline in the modern age, ...
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Why Growing Up Is Hard to Do (But Why the World Still Needs Adults)
When I explain the Art of Manliness to other people, I often describe it as a site about growing up well, ...
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Manvotional: General Douglas MacArthur’s Prayer for His Son
Editor's note: While General Douglas MacArthur was stationed in Australia and acting as Supreme Commander ...
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Art of Manliness Podcast #86: Demonic Males With Richard Wrangham
Why are men (generally) more violent then women? Why are men (generally) drawn to competition and ...
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