The Art of Manliness

We all have things we’ve always wanted to know how to do, but have never gotten around to learning. Speak a foreign language. Play an instrument. Write a book. Take up surfing. Maybe you’ve even started one of these pursuits a few times, only to drop it after a couple of weeks. My guest calls […] This article was originally published on The Art of Manliness.

The raglan tee (or as most guys know it, the baseball tee) is a shirt with sleeves that contrast in color from the body. Those sleeves are its defining feature: instead of attaching at a vertical seam on top of the shoulder, they’re cut in one continuous piece of fabric that runs from the underarm […] This article was originally published on The Art of Manliness.

In one of the emails Oliver Burkeman, author of Time Management for Mortals, sent out to his subscribers, he talked about how we typically treat our to-do lists like buckets that we need to empty every day. The problem, Burkeman observes, is that the to-do list is a bucket that never entirely empties. As we […] This article was originally published on The Art of Manliness.

The virtual Criterion Closet. If you’ve been following along with me for a while, you know I’ve been on a quest to become a cinephile, which I’ve been pursuing by watching films from the Criterion Collection during my zone 2 cardio sessions on the treadmill. To find my next pick, I usually just ask ChatGPT […] This article was originally published on The Art of Manliness.

When it comes to camping, there are rules you should follow to respect nature: don’t use even biodegradable soap in streams to avoid disrupting the ecosystem; pitch your tent on established or durable surfaces instead of trampling vegetation; use local firewood so you don’t introduce invasive insects and diseases. There are rules for respecting your […] This article was originally published on Th…

Hard as it may be to believe, we’re less than four months away from the end of 2026. If this year has gone by like many of the rest — starting with high hopes, only to fall into ruts of malaise and disappointment — then make the decision to finish 2026 out strong. Change directions; […] This article was originally published on The Art of Manliness.

When people are faced with problems and complexity, our instinct is to add instead of subtract. As a result, we have a tendency to make our work and our lives more and more complex, and less and less effective and fulfilling. Even when what we add is new technology that promises to make us more […] This article was originally published on The Art of Manliness.

After weeks of friendly chats with the woman you keep running into at the coffee shop, you worked up the nerve to ask her out. She smiled, winced a little, and said, “That’s really sweet, but I don’t think so.” Your face went hot. Your stomach dropped. You felt like an idiot, mumbled something, and […] This article was originally published on The Art of Manliness.

It’s been fodder for many a heated debate among men for centuries. What skills should every man know? A vast amount of ink and e-ink has been spilled on the subject. But why? Part of being a man is being competent and effective in the world. To do that, you’ve got to have skills. A man […] This article was originally published on The Art of Manliness.

YouTube Update Video. While I used to regularly make videos for YouTube, I stopped ten years ago because I don’t like making videos. But I thought I’d check in on that platform to announce the new website redesign and catch subscribers up on what else AoM has been doing this past decade. Plus, I know […] This article was originally published on The Art of Manliness.