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8 Negative Thought Patterns That Are Hurting Your Relationships

When the negative thoughts come – and they will; they come to all of us – it’s not enough to just not dwell on it… You’ve got to replace it with a positive thought. ~ Joel Osteen Has someone ever told you that you were negative? How did you react to this comment? Some...

Have Your Best Garage Sale Ever by Following These 9 Retail Secrets

It's that time again. De-clutterers unite! After a big spring cleaning of your house, it's time to unload your unwanted items and put some extra cash in your own pocket. Why not sell like the big boys do?
1. Advertise, Advertise, Advertise

Big box retailers know the power of advertising when it...

You Can Guarantee a Win and 9 Other Bizarre Facts About the Lottery

It's something many of us dream about, but few will ever experience: Winning the lottery. The idea of buying a ticket for a few bucks and turning it into hundreds of millions of dollars overnight is tempting to say the least. We all know it's not very likely to happen. Still, that doesn't stop...

Welcome to the New Art of Manliness!

It’s been five years since we last updated our site’s design, so we figured it was time to spiff things up here a bit to make the experience better for our readers. Welcome to the brand new Art of Manliness. Here’s what’s new: Updated Homepage For Archival Content Discovery...

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“Anxiety and Ennui Are the Scylla and Charybdis on Which the Bark of Human Happiness Is Most Often Wrecked.”

“Anxiety and Ennui are the Scylla and Charybdis on which the bark of human happiness is most often wrecked.” – William Edward Hartpole Lecky, The Map of Life According to myth, “Scylla and Charybdis” are two sea hazards that blocked the Strait of Messina — a rock shoal with...

Who Else Wants the Heftiest, Manliest Coffee Mug Ever Made? (+Giveaway)

Theodore Roosevelt’s son said that his father’s favorite coffee mug was “more in the nature of a bathtub.” Well, the new Art of Manliness Coffee Mug would certainly get TR’s grinning approval. Since we started the AoM Shop, the most requested item that we add to the...

STOP: 10 Words to Never Use at Work

Assuming you have a place of work right now, you likely did something very right in an interview. Maybe you even successfully avoided these 10 Words to Never Use in a Job Interview. So that's the good news.

The bad news is that minding your tongue still matters now that you've got the job, and the...

20 Cute and Frugal DIY Clothes You Can Make for Your Kids

We recently covered some inexpensive ways to update a woman's wardrobe. Now? Well, it's time for the kids to get in on the fun! These projects cover the spectrum of sewing abilities from novice to expert — and many of them even use clothing you already have sitting in your child's (or your)...

7 Things Non-Members Can Get at Costco (Including Cheap Eye Exams!)

Like most Hawaii residents, I love Costco.

With the price of a gallon of local milk as high as $9 and that of a gallon of gas already above $4, Costco is the patron saint of tight-budget students and sales-chasing moms in Hawaii. But the love for the big box retailer doesn't end in Hawaii: Costco...