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How to Live on 24 Hours a Day: An Essay on Balancing Life and Time

There is a limitless amount of time in the universe, but unfortunately each of us are only allotted so many minutes, hours, and days. With every tick of the clock, there exists boundless potential, ... [more]

5 Must-Try Wines Under $20

Wine is the perfect accent to many evenings or meals, though it can be an expensive addition to any night. If you want to enjoy a glass but don't want to break the bank to do it, sample these five ... [more]

5 Easy to Remember Mathematical Tricks You Can’t Live Without

As grade schoolers we all dreamed of the day when math would no longer be apart of our lives. More than twenty years later, we're haunted by practical situations with no use for the quadratic ... [more]

The Art of Confrontation

Grappling with an overreaching boss, addressing a jealous girlfriend, haggling with a car salesman, or dealing with a punk-ass at a bar, guys are instructed to just “man up.” But to handle the ... [more]

8 Types of Clients: Adjust Your Pitch, Increase Your Sales

The easiest way to sell someone is not figuring out what they want but how they want it. Whether a customer or a boss, learn to distinguish the 8 different types of clients and start closing ... [more]

A Modern Man’s Guide to Knots

That double knot may have gotten you by on your sneakers but if you need to secure a heavy load or fashion something stylish for an interview you're going to need something Extra Strength. Get these ... [more]

Vanquish Depression Like the Man You Are

Everyone gets down, but that doesn't mean you're out. With these helpful hints you can kick depression to the curb for a happier, healthier you.

6 Practical Tricks for Becoming an Early Riser

There are a dozen sayings that illustrate the reward of waking early - from getting worms to being healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's well and good, but they all leave out the most important step - ... [more]

Beyond “Shaken, Not Stirred”: Uncovering the Martini

Once the lunchtime mistress of business execs and the chosen libation of secret agents, E.B. White deemed it the "elixir of quietude," but the martini, despite being the most recognizable cocktail in ... [more]