Unsolicited Advice for Men

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Can’t Sleep? How to Stop Trying to Fall Asleep

If you’ve been searching for how to stop trying to fall asleep and actually get some rest, the answer is...

September 4, 2026 Unsolicited Advice

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How to Enjoy Football Without Losing Your Mind This Season

Football season is supposed to be fun, and if you want to enjoy sports without the stress spiral, the answer...

September 3, 2026 Unsolicited Advice

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Sustainable Fall Routine Ideas (No 5 AM Alarm Required)

Sustainable fall routine ideas don’t have to be complicated. The best one you’ll ever build probably takes about 20 minutes...

September 2, 2026 Unsolicited Advice

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It’s Okay to Be a Work in Progress. No, Really.

You’re a work in progress. So is everyone else. The difference is that most people are quietly pretending they’re not....

August 30, 2026 Unsolicited Advice

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How to Handle Failure Like an Athlete: US Open Edition

Carlos Alcaraz lost at the 2024 US Open, and the most useful thing anyone wrote about it wasn’t about his...

August 26, 2026 Unsolicited Advice

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How to Take Feedback Without Getting Defensive

Feedback feels like an attack because your brain treats it like one. That’s the whole problem, and once you see...

August 25, 2026 Unsolicited Advice

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How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others (And Feel Enough)

You opened Instagram for thirty seconds and somehow you’re now behind on your career, your fitness, your apartment, and your...

August 24, 2026 Unsolicited Advice

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How to Be Happy With What You Have (Without Lowering the Bar)

‘Better’ is a moving target. The moment you hit it, it relocates, quietly, without announcing itself, and suddenly good isn’t...

August 23, 2026 Unsolicited Advice

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Week 0 Mindset: Learning From Early Failures Fast

Week 0 of anything, a new job, a new habit, a new hobby, is supposed to be a mess. If...

August 19, 2026 Unsolicited Advice

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SMART Goals for the Rest of Us: How to Aim Without A-Gaming

SMART goals are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound. You’ve probably seen the acronym. You may have also noticed that...

August 17, 2026 Unsolicited Advice

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Chasing Someone Else’s Good Life? Define Your Own Success

If your idea of the good life sounds suspiciously like someone else’s LinkedIn bio, it might be worth five minutes...

August 16, 2026 Unsolicited Advice

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How to Relax Without Feeling Guilty: Your Permission Slip

You already know you need to rest. You’re just not very good at letting yourself do it without the background...

August 15, 2026 Unsolicited Advice

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What a Watchmaker Taught Me About Life’s Long Game

The most important thing a watchmaker ever said had nothing to do with gears. It was this: be patient with...

August 13, 2026 Unsolicited Advice

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The ‘Do It Badly’ Method: How to Actually Start Anything

The fastest way to overcome perfectionism and start is to make your first attempt intentionally terrible. Not accidentally bad. Deliberately,...

August 12, 2026 Unsolicited Advice

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Baking Bread as a Mindful Hobby: Why Your First Loaf Sucks

Your first loaf of bread came out dense, pale, and vaguely resembling a decorative river stone. If you picked up...

August 10, 2026 Unsolicited Advice

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Is It Ok to Not Have a Passion? Mild Interest Is Enough

Is it ok to not have a passion? Yes. Full stop. You don’t need a calling, a purpose, or a...

August 9, 2026 Unsolicited Advice

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The 5-Minute Shutdown Ritual That Actually Ends Your Workday

Your workday doesn’t end when you close your laptop. It ends when your brain stops working. “Think of it as...

August 6, 2026 Unsolicited Advice

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Why “Fake It Till You Make It” Is a Trap

“Fake it till you make it” sounds like permission to be brave. It’s not. At best it’s a posture tip....

August 4, 2026 Unsolicited Advice

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How to Say No Without Feeling Guilty (And Actually Mean It)

Saying no is free. Somehow it feels like it’ll cost everything though. If you’ve ever agreed to something, a favor,...

August 2, 2026 Unsolicited Advice

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Your Life’s Trade Deadline: A Life Audit for 2026

A life audit works best as a quarterly exercise, every three months, score each area of your life on a...

July 27, 2026 Unsolicited Advice

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Failed DIY Projects Teach More Than Successful Ones

A failed DIY project is a skill-building event, not a verdict. Experts note that reflecting on what went wrong, rather...

July 23, 2026 Unsolicited Advice

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The Anti-Todo List: Why You Should Do Less Today

An anti-todo list is a short list of things you intentionally choose not to do today, experts recommend starting with...

July 22, 2026 Unsolicited Advice

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Tour de France Pace for Amateurs: What the Numbers Mean

A Tour de France pro averages 27-30 mph over three weeks; a recreational cyclist averages 15-18 mph on flat terrain,...

July 20, 2026 Unsolicited Advice

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How to Set Realistic Personal Goals: A 3-Step Sanity Check

To set realistic personal goals, run a 3-step sanity check: write the goal down, make it SMART, and treat it...

July 16, 2026 Quick Wins

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Why Being Bad at a Hobby Is Actually Good for You

Being bad at a hobby is genuinely good for you. Research shows that accepting mediocrity in a recreational activity deactivates...

July 14, 2026 Unsolicited Advice

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It Seems You’re Bored in Class

Bored in class? You keep looking at your phone, waiting for the time to match the “end time” of your...

September 30, 2024 Unsolicited Advice

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Love Yourself. You’re stuck with them after all.

Who needs it? Everybody can use a little self love and there’s something to love about all of us. Want...

July 16, 2024 Unsolicited Advice

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Keys to being a great mentor

I originally didn’t want to write about this topic as I wasn’t sure it made sense for the brand that...

June 30, 2024 Unsolicited Advice

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Self-care: A skill you need to learn

Self-care is deceptively hard to learn Alright, I’m going to break the fourth wall a little here and let you...

June 25, 2024 Unsolicited Advice

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Morning Motivation: Why you Struggle to Get Out of Bed

Morning people… We are not the same. You wake up looking for your next adventure and ready to get the...

June 21, 2024 Unsolicited Advice

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Rough Day? You Can Turn A Good Day Into A Great One

Looking to have a great day? Now, to be honest, I’m more of a night owl so waking up in...

June 18, 2024 Unsolicited Advice

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Develop Strategies for How to Be Successful

Now, if you just stumbled upon this and weren’t looking for “How to live a successful life”, I can guess...

January 14, 2023 Unsolicited Advice

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