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The 5 Best Electric Toothbrushes
For those that care a lot about dental hygiene, an electric toothbrush should be a staple around your bathroom sink. Electric toothbrushes generally clean our teeth better because they usually cause us to brush longer and they remove more plaque than manual brushing. Many newer electric...
5 Alternatives to the Diamond Engagement Ring
So you’ve found the woman you want to spend the rest of your life with and you’re ready to make it official by getting down on one knee and proposing. The next step is to figure out what kind of engagement ring you’ll be proffering at that singular moment. The choice seems obvious: a diamond,...
6 Simple Ways to Make a Fantastic First Impression
Warmer weather means more socializing, and more socializing means more opportunities to meet new people. As a guy on the shy side, I've never relished social situations where there are dozens of new people to meet, and, thus, dozens of first impressions to manage. To most of my friends though, my...
10 Reasons Why Bank Vaults Are Much More Interesting Than You Thought
For most of us, our exposure to bank vaults probably doesn't extend beyond the clever bank heists we've seen in movies like "Ocean's 11" and "Heat." In reality, of course, those types of crimes are very, very rare. That's because bank vaults and other covert bunkers that hold...
10 Dumb Things Holding You Back From Getting a New Job
For those of us looking for work, more work, or better work, the odds aren't always stacked in our favor. We all know the essentials, the big things that can make or break our applications. But what about the little things, the dumb things, that can steal victory right out of our hands? Don't...
Semper Virilis: A Roadmap to Manhood in the 21st Century
Note: What you will find below is not so much a long blog post, but a short ebook; approach it as such. At over 20k words, it will probably take an hour or two to read, and surely even longer to process. This is the conclusion and culmination of this long series on manhood, and […]
7 Style Secrets for Women That Flatter Every Shape
I'm happy to cast off those bulky sweaters and shapeless layers now that summer is just around the corner. In fact, I've been weeding through my closet to find warmer weather clothing this week, and one of my bad habits finally caught up with me. I'm notoriously awful at trying things on before I...
A Key to Good Habits? Don’t Allow Ourselves to Feel Deprived.
A few days ago, I read Gretchen Reynolds’s piece in the New York Times, Losing weight may require some serious fun, about a study that makes a point that I think is incredibly important. In the study, women were sent to walk a one-mile course in the next half hour, with lunch to follow....
Best Money Tips: Eat Less and Lower Your Grocery Bill
Welcome to Wise Bread's Best Money Tips Roundup! Today we found some wonderful articles on eating less and lowering your grocery bill, avoiding getting ripped off while traveling, and protecting yourself from identity thieves.
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6 "As Seen on TV" Kitchen Gadgets That Are Actually Worth the Money
This post is for people who think cooking should be fun, love kitchen gadgets, and appreciate a good bargain. You may also find yourself agreeing with me when I say I think the "As Seen on TV" ads are really over-the-top and pretty corny. However, once in a while, darned if you don't see...
More organizational systems that changed history
Up until 150 years ago, only wealthy and well-educated people visited libraries. Librarians, who knew exactly what books were on what shelves, served these privileged patrons. By the mid-1800s, more and more people received an education and libraries became open … Continued
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Born Hatin’: Why Some People Dislike Everything
There are "likers" and "haters." Here's what you can do about the latter group.
A Call for Revolt: Advertising is the Anti-Minimalism
By Leo Babauta The biggest obstacle to a wonderfully minimalist life is advertising. Let’s think about that statement for a minute: what is a minimalist life, and what stands in our way from reaching it? How is advertising involved? A minimalist life can be many things, but at its heart is...
7 Things You Need to Know Before Taking Online Classes
Online classes are all the rage, and with good reason: The cost of higher education has skyrocketed. Those unwilling (or unable) to take on a mountain of student loan debt are forced to seek alternatives, and for many, that means earning a degree online. (See also: 8 Cheap Ways to Continue Your...
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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2013 Unitasker Wednesday: Egg and Spoon Race Gone are the days of using actual spoons from your kitchen drawer and hard boiled eggs from real chickens for the egg on a spoon race. 4 questions for preventing information overload Jeri … Continued
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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...
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