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Getting Over Phone Anxiety, Part 1: Why It’s Time to Stop Being an Email Person and Start Being a Phone Person

Jack Busch, like so many people our age, hates talking on the phone. But he's come to realize his phone phobia is holding him back at work and in his social life. He's made a commitment to conquering ... [more]

The Best Watch Brands by Price: A Horological Hierarchy

A timeline for when you're ready to upgrade your timepiece.

What Every Man Needs to Know About Handling Arguments in a Long-term Relationship

If you're trying to win, you've already lost.

Taking the Helm: Your Guide to Rediscovering Direction in Life

It's time we make a course correction.

Surefire Strategies for Getting a Job After College With No Experience

To get what everyone else wants, you must do what no one else does.

One Simple Trick to Building Diet Discipline and Changing Your Life

A super easy exercise to give you the strength to "say no" to your cravings.

The Top 10 Interview Questions To Ask Your Interviewer + 5 Rules for Coming Up with Your Own on the Spot

The toughest and sometimes most important question at any interview, "Do you have any questions?"

A Dozen Life-changing Skills and How to Learn Them

Traditional men's magazines are full of “required” man-skills like felling a tree or leaping from a moving car. We think it’d be better to learn some skills that could actually better our lives ... [more]

The Anatomy of an Emergency

You've daydreamed about being the hero a thousand times, but what will you do when an actual emergency strikes? Will you keep walking like everyone else, or will you have the courage to act? Separate ... [more]

Easy Guidelines for A Can’t-Fail First Date Getup

Congratulations on getting a date, job well done, sir. But your mission is far from accomplished. Your next potential stumbling block is that age-old question: What’s appropriate to wear? Relax, you... [more]

How to Fire Your Girlfriend — Or Why You Should Keep Your Breakup Professional

Breaking up is only hard to do if you do it wrong. (Read: how every guy does it.) But if she's sleeping on the job you've got to pull the plug on her like the guy who's not making his numbers. Rather... [more]

How to Avoid a Dead End Job: Laying the Groundwork for a Fulfilling Career

In a time of uncertainty with a faltering economy and rising unemployment, you might think it's best to nail down a job, any job, no matter how demeaning answering phones or passing out mail seems. ... [more]

Speaking Corporate Finance 101

Sure, you might think you know what a stock is, but do you know what a P/E ratio, or Beta is? I promise the big gun's at the office do. Planning to invest is a noble start, but now it's time to get ... [more]

A Guy's Guide To Growing Up

Affordable style, self-development, how-tos, and apartment DIY for the aspiring gentleman.

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