Monday Motivation: The Unclimbable Mountain [wallpaper]
Categories: Learn
We allow people to convince us that something cannot be done just because it hasn’t been done before.
Motivation
Don’t Be a Dick: The False Virtues of the Classic Alpha Male
Categories: Earn, Learn, Live
Many guys don’t think they can be an “alpha male” because they’re not arrogant jerks. There is another way.
Wednesday Wallpaper: Failure vs Success by Teddy Roosevelt
Categories: Learn
Many of us delay success out of disdain for failure. Roosevelt doesn’t think you have your priorities straight.
Man in the Arena: The Rise of Critics in Every Creative Journey
Categories: Live
No matter what type of project you embark on, so-called “haters” will always show themselves offering unproductive criticism. As it turns out, they’re only as prominent as you make them.
Will Smith’s 2 Simple Rules for Success
Categories: Live
Musician. Movie star. Producer. In 2005 Will Smith shared the secret to his immense success at an unlikely place: The Kids’ Choice Awards. Did you listen?
Monday Motivation: Use Your Time Like a Millionaire [wallpaper]
Categories: The Field Manual
Successful people do what unsuccessful people do not, and sometimes all it takes is a small reminder from your desktop to keep you working hard.
28 More Free Inspirational iPhone & iPad Wallpapers
Categories: Live
Whether your goals are fitness-related, career-related, or just I-Want-To-Be-A-Better-Man-related, we’ve got 28 awesome iPhone and iPad wallpapers to give you the extra kick in the ass when you need it.
Quick Motivation: You’ve Got to Be Willing to Take the Hits (Video)
Categories: The Field Manual
Sometimes it seems like just as we pick ourselves up, life is there to knock us back down. When we don’t get what we want in life, it’s easy to blame others, and take the responsibility completely out of our hands. But as Rocky says in this powerful speech from Rocky Balboa, “that ain’t [...]
Need a Little Motivation? Watch This.
Categories: The Field Manual
Sometimes all it takes is a one minute video to give us the motivational jump start we need.
How to Write a Novel in a Month and Live to Tell About It
Categories: Learn
If you’ve ever dreamed of, or just considered, finally writing the great American novel spinning around your head all these years, November is the time to do it. Why? Because it’s National Novel Writing Month, of course! To help you put pen to paper, or finger to keyboard, we’ve sketched out the basic plot of how to conquer this daunting task in only thirty days.
17 Free Inspirational iPhone Backgrounds
Categories: Live
We could all use some encouragement now and again, and if you’re anything like us, the frequency that we check our phones has become nothing short of a bad habit. Primer has killed two birds with one stone with these 17 exclusive free iPhone backgrounds to keep you going.
Great Men You’ve Never Heard Of: John Chapman
Categories: Learn
Throughout history, for every great man in public knowledge, there is at least one more, of equal importance, forgotten. While you’ve likely heard the legend of Johnny Appleseed, you may not know much about the real man, John Chapman.
Living the Hustle
Categories: Live
The term ‘hustle’ is a term used often, and it means many things to many different people. Hip-hop artists talk about it, and so do coaches. Anyone who works hard or does something unconventional will mention their hustle. But what does it really mean?
Men You Wish You Were: Jim Thorpe, World’s Greatest Athlete
Categories: Live
Every month Primer is recognizing a different individual for their accomplishments, cultural significance, and general awesomeness. This month: Jim Thorpe.
Great Women You’ve Never Heard Of: Ada Lovelace, The First Computer Programmer
Categories: Learn
This Mother’s Day we recognize the contribution of a great woman, Ada Lovelace, whose incredible work has influenced all of our everyday lives.
Great Men You’ve Never Heard of: Charles Babbage, Father of the Computer
Categories: Learn
If you use a computer you have Charles Babbage to thank. His work in the mid 1800′s led to the evolution of the box you’re staring at right now. We submit to you Charles Babbage, a great man you’ve never heard of, the father of the computer.
Men You Wish You Were: Major Richard Winters
Categories: Live
Every month Primer is recognizing a different individual for their accomplishments, cultural significance, and general awesomeness. This month: Major Richard Winters.
Men You Wish You Were: Lenny Bruce
Categories: Live
Every month Primer Magazine is recognizing a different individual for their accomplishments, cultural significance, and general awesomeness. This month: Lenny Bruce.
5 Events that Deserve Your Aspiration: Who Says that All You Have to Look Forward to is Death and Taxes?
Categories: Live
There are some things you must do to live, like eat, breathe, and pay taxes. Then there are things you should do to live which are non-vital to your health, but essential for making the eating, breathing, and tax-paying all worth while.
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