The Art of Manliness

You know that getting sufficient protein in your diet is essential, as this macronutrient provides the building blocks for muscle, tissue repair, enzyme and hormone production, and overall cell function. Protein supports your overall strength and health, and most people would do well to get at least .8 grams of protein per pound of body […]

Philosopher of the Heart: The Restless Life of Søren Kierkegaard by Clare Carlisle. If you’ve been following the site long enough, you’ll know that Kierkegaard is one of my favorite philosophers. Based on reading his texts, I deduced that Kierkegaard was an odd duck. Reading Clare Carlisle’s biography of Kierkegaard only cemented that impression. Kierkegaard […]

In 18th century America, this book was second in popularity only to the Bible. It was a favorite of many thinkers and leaders throughout history, including Emerson, Napoleon, Machiavelli, Nietzsche, and even President Truman. Yet, you probably haven’t read it. It’s Plutarch’s Parallel Lives. If you’re not familiar with Plutarch’s Lives, you’re in for a […]

When it comes to weight management and all-around good metabolic health, we most often think about what to eat. But my guest would say that it’s also crucial to think about when to eat, Emily Manoogian is a chronobiologist and clinical researcher at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Today on the show, Emily shares […]

With the holidays coming up, I’ve been thinking about hot cocoa, how to get into the spirit of the season, and . . . home security. A 2022 study found that burglaries increase during the holidays due to more people being away from home because of travel and the presence of more high-value items in […]

Note: The following is an excerpt from The Building of Boyhood: A Manual for Parents, published in 1933.

TheraGun Massage Gun. Well, my journey into the art of middle-aged manliness continues. For the past few months, I’ve noticed that I’ve been slower to recover after my heavy leg days. Quads have been particularly sore. I picked up a TheraGun deep tissue massage gun after reading a study in Michael Easter’s Two Percent newsletter […]

It’s not uncommon for former law enforcement officers and intelligence agents to write self-help books where they share how the lessons they learned in their professional careers can apply to people in any walk of life. What is rare is for one of these officers-turned-authors to publicly prove they know what they’re talking about and […]

For example, prior to the mid-19th century, Christmas was more of a public holiday — more akin to Halloween or the Fourth of July — than a private, domesticated one. It was celebrated with drunken revelry on streets and in town squares rather than in the familial living room. But with the rise of railways, people could both move farther away more easily, and more readily return home. And so Christmas became a time of homecomings, when the fragmented family could all get back together and reconnect around the household hearth.

Think about a hot loaf of bread fresh out of the oven. There’s a lot going on with that loaf. On one level, it’s a literal food that’s been created through chemical processes. A delicious — your mouth might be watering right now — form of sustenance. But there’s also more to it than that. […]