The Art of Manliness - 7/21/14

I have decided to give myself a year (at least) in a new life. The old one is just not working for me. "So if I'm going to do this", I said to myself, "I need to have a plan." I searched for "planning a new life" and found...

First, a wikihow article on "How to Start a New Life", with some pretty good tips, including changing your name. I never dreamed I could just decide on a new name and change it so easily.

Next, an article on "not planning", which didn't fit my plan, but it gave me something to think about. Maybe I could settle for something in between. "How to Have the Best Year of Your Life (without Setting a Single Goal)" and "the best goal is no goal".

Next up was Craft the Life You Want: Creating a Blueprint for Your Future. Now I'm not all that observant when I'm focused on reading articles, so I miss a lot (like the name of the website I was visiting).

As I'm reading, I'm thinking that it's odd for a site to address its readers as if they're all male, but I'm enjoying the ideas, so I keep going.

I get to the part about the pen and paper and I'm reminded that I need to get that Mod Notebook.

And then I see the first step, "Define and Prioritize Your Roles as a Man" and I'm like, "Wait a minute, this is too much!" I look to the address bar and read what site I'm on and just roll my eyes at myself. Really? The Art of Manliness? How did I miss that?

Well, I'm glad I did miss it, because this site is awesome! Their about page says "Ultimately, the Art of Manliness aims to encourage our readers to be better husbands, fathers, brothers, citizens — a new generation of great men."

This goal alone, in my eyes, makes the site worth a man's weight in gold! But much of what they write can help us women out, too.

I read through two more excellent articles--9 Ways to Invest Without Putting Money Into the Stock Market and How to Make Small Talk with Strangers: My 21-Day Happiness Experiment--and I can't wait to recommend the site to as many people as I can. I love it!

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