WHY SMART PEOPLE ARE STUPID (FOLLOW YOUR INSTINCTS) Have you noticed something about a lot of smart people? They’ve gone to good schools… They’ve studied challenging subjects… They’ve gotten good grades… They keep up-to-date with the world… They are extraordinarily knowledgable, overflowing with facts and data… They are even usually very eloquent… Yet talk to […]
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THE WAY OF THE SUPERIOR EGO (PART 2: UNHEALTHY EGO) In our last post we talked about the difference between a healthy ego and an unhealthy ego, and how a healthy ego can propel you to happiness and freedom. But how do you make the shift? How do you take an unhealthy ego that makes
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THE WAY OF THE SUPERIOR EGO (PART 1: HEALTHY EGO) When I was 16 I got rejected from a college. Not just any college, mind you, but the college of my dreams. A top tier school, one my whole family had gone to – sister, uncle, father, grandfather – and I was supposed to be
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WHY EVERY MAN SHOULD GO HUNTING The woods are lovely, dark, and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. ~ Robert Frost, Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening I climbed with my friend up a hill in the cold
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HOW TO BE A LEADER (TRUMP CASE STUDY) Every guy dreams about becoming a leader. It’s in our DNA. We love the thought of people following us, supporting us, admiring us. We love to imagine standing for something against a mighty, oppressive force and conquering it. We love the idea of being our own man,
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Like many other men, I have struggled with destructive habits. I have consumed on a regular basis excessive alcohol, disgusting pornography, mind-numbing television, and emotionally-triggering (and unenlightening) news. I have pursued immature, dramatic women, surrounded myself with negative, stagnant friends, and avoided any sort of movement that made me sweat. And I have suffered as a
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4 HARD LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE PICK UP COMMUNITY There was a time when I counted my days by the number of attractive girls who walked by me, who I let remain unspoken to. It was the number of girls I desired — not just sexually, but socially and romantically — that I couldn’t work up
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THE SECRET TO CONFIDENCE I talk a lot about things you can do to get a girl. The right way to approach her… The best way to talk to her… The appropriate way to express your desire for her… And they’re all, obviously, very useful. They teach you what to do and give you the
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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON’T FOCUS ON PROCESS? The other weekend I built a sandcastle. As some of you may know, building a sandcastle is one of my favorite things to do. It’s physical, meditative, and artistic, and for me, also filled with nostalgia. I grew up helping my dad and uncle build sandcastles and cathedrals,
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THE IMPACT OF SELF-SABOTAGING BELIEFS Let’s be honest with ourselves before we begin. Almost everybody wants something in their life a little bit different. This doesn’t mean that they’re unhappy with their lives, or that this missing thing is torturing them; stopping them from achieving their dreams. It’s just that humans in general are always
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