If you’re interested in learning how to fix cars in a general sense, this series from automobile enthusiast site Jalopnik is a good read: Fixing Your Car
It’s not as good as a Haynes or Chilton manual for your specific car, but it’s a nice way to get an understanding of how the various parts and [...]
I found a wonderful site called Elemental Truths, which is written by life coach Reginald Adkins.
Adkins shares Three Secrets of Success, in which he advises people to stop thinking of success as a goal set by others, and to start thinking of success as an ongoing plan with measurable goals. To create that plan, he [...]
Wet, weak, squirmy or harsh. Those are not good attributes for a manly handshake (or a womanly one, for that matter). Lifehacker points to an AskMen article on how to give a good handshake. Now, I’m not such a fan of Askmen, since I’ve always thought of it more as a lad-mag site like Maxim [...]
Most of us do it every day, or nearly every day at least. Shaving can be a mild inconvenience, or a self-imposed daily torture, depending on your technique.
Over at Lifehacker, they’ve shared their thoughts on shaving, and linked to Merlin Mann’s Shaving tips, or, “how I remain Gillette’s bitch”.
Tips include using plenty of water, [...]
Conversation just comes naturally to some people. Others struggle. Being able to hold your own in conversation can be very empowering to a man, and can help you stop thinking of yourself as a boy, and start being a man.
Marcus Vorwaller, in his Best Tool for the Job blog, has a great post on How [...]
I’m a man. You’d think that I’d instinctively know how to act like one. Or maybe you assume that my father must have taught me how to be a man. You’d be wrong.
I’ve often felt unprepared when it comes to traditional manly things — watching sports, fixing cars, hunting & fishing…you get the idea. I’ve [...]