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The Single Greatest Key to Managing Your Time

In a day-to-day context, each of us — rich or poor, talented or developing, dynamic or shy — is given the same 24 hours. But what do we do with each moment?

While we can't change the circumstances, talents, or personality with which we enter this world, we can decide how we spend the...

Are You Ready to Turn Your Hobby Into a Business?

Do you have a hobby you enjoy? This can be anything from painting to building furniture to playing video games. In other words, anything you do in your spare time to have fun. (See also: Awesome Money-Making Hobbies)

While some people are content with keeping their hobby a hobby, others get the...

10 Surprising Things That Lower the Value of a Home

The real estate market is making a comeback in most parts of the nation, and sellers are once again enjoying a relatively healthy home-buying market. But in spite of the recovery, there are still some factors that can hurt your home's value. Here are 10 surprising features that can devalue your...

Why Are We So Conflicted About Manhood in the Modern Age?

In the last post, we explored the origins of manhood – how it consists of an energy born of the innate biological and psychological characteristics of males that is then channeled by cultures towards service that benefits the collective good. We also discussed the way an emphasis on the code of...

“Collectors…Who Aim at Completing a Series, and Those Who Long to Possess Things that Have Betwitched Them.”

“Collectors are basically of two kinds; those who aim at completing a series, and those who long to possess things that have bewitched them. The former, of whom stamp and coin collectors are the obvious examples, enjoy the pleasures of a limited aim, and its comforting certainties. The latter...

Art of Manliness Podcast #64: Survivorman With Les Stroud

In this episode I talk to survival expert and TV star Les Stroud, better known as Survivorman. Show Highlights: How Les ended up as a wilderness survival TV star Why Les thinks all the other wilderness survival shows are fakes The most important wilderness survival tip every man should know How the...

Just in Time for Easter: How to Make Fried Rabbit and Sage Buttermilk Waffles

Editor’s note: After we posted Creek’s article this week on how to field dress and butcher a rabbit, several of you said you’d like to know a good recipe for cooking the rabbit after you’ve sliced and diced it. Well, just as there are numerous ways to skin a cat, there are...

The Weekly Huckberry Giveaway: April 18, 2014

Last week’s winner was Clay from Auburn, AL. He picked the Freestyle Navigator watch. My Picks This Week By now, we all know that every man should carry a pocket knife. The knives from Great Eastern Cutlery are a great choice, and are made with carbon steel, which is known for its ability to...

Before and After: “When I’d Leave My Office, I Wouldn’t Visit the Restroom.”

I’m writing my next book, Before and After, about how we make and break habits–an issue  very relevant to happiness. Each week, I’ll post a before-and-after story submitted by a reader, about how he or she successfully changed a habit. We can all learn from each other. If you’d like to share your...

Confidence in Your Business

By Leo Babauta The urgent desire for a successful business, and the fear of losing business, drives many a good person to do sleazy things. I’m not talking about casino owners or pimps or politicians or corporations. I’m talking about good small business owners who become marketers....