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Podcast #360: Understanding Male Friendships
It’s a common trope that adult men don’t value friendship as much as their female counterparts, and ...
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12 Rules for Civil Conversation
Editor's note: The following rules for civil conversation were written in 1692 by the influential English ...
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Adoption 101: Getting to Know the Options and Process
Editor's note: This is a guest article from Collin Rainey. “He who can reach a child’s heart, ...
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Podcast #349: Is This a Date or Not? The Problem With Ambiguity in Relationships
Dating has never been more ambiguous than it is today. People sort of end up with each other without ...
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Podcast #347: The Science of Social Awkwardness
You’ve likely experienced an awkward moment or two in your life. You say or do something that’s ...
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Podcast #339: The Power of Likability
When you hear the word “popular” you’re probably transported back to high school where cliques ...
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How to Get Your Kids to Love Nature (Even if You Live in the Burbs)
By now you’ve probably heard about the well-publicized research pointing to the extraordinary benefits ...
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Social Briefing #12: Should You Talk About Politics, Religion, and Money?
Social Briefings are short bi-monthly dispatches that offer practical tips to improve your social ...
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Podcast #326: Why Boys Are Struggling & What We Can Do To Help Them
While there’s been a big push in recent decades to help girls thrive in school and in the workplace, ...
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Social Briefings are short bi-monthly dispatches that offer practical tips to improve your social ...
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Social Briefings are short bi-monthly dispatches that offer practical tips to improve your social skills. ...
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Podcast #317: Why Your First Impression Matters & How to Improve It
Whether we like it or not, first impressions matter. A good or bad first impression can mean the ...
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Why Negativity Is a Social Killer
As discussed as part of our Social Briefings series, “elevation” constitutes one of the “4 social ...
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Manvotional: The Debt We Owe to Fathers
"The Debt We Owe to Fathers" From The Job of Being a Dad, 1923 By Frank H. Cheley Most boys ...
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Should You Live Together Before Marriage?
Shacking up. Living in sin. Fifty years ago, cohabitating with one's significant other before marriage ...
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Legendary Bodybuilder Joe Weider’s Advice on How to Make Women Like You
Editor’s note: As one of the fathers of modern bodybuilding, Joe Weider founded the ...
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Podcast #304: The Lies of Manhood and How to Teach Young Men Its Truths
Football is often seen as an incubator of rough and wild masculinity. But one former NFL lineman, ...
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