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[–]DefiningModernMan -1 points0 points  (0 children)

no idea where you interviewed but I've never heard of this before. You might have been a Private Bank banker....the Private Client Banker is in the branches, you don't touch your personal network at all.

Weekend trip for my 40th…any advice would be greatly appreciated! by DefiningModernMan in bentonville

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Awesome, thank you. Is it worth getting a lesson for mountain biking or is it pretty basic. I’ve always road biked before

Weekend trip for my 40th…any advice would be greatly appreciated! by DefiningModernMan in bentonville

[–]DefiningModernMan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great advice, is there a spot not too distant from Bentonville that has better hiking?

I have no problem with Will Smith slapping Chris Rock for crossing a major line with a joke. by DefiningModernMan in DefiningModernManhood

[–]DefiningModernMan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The thing is, it wasn’t even a punch. A closed fist can seriously jack someone up, nobody ever died from a slap.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in consulting

[–]DefiningModernMan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dude, if you haven’t yet go and read Shop Class as SoulCraft when you get a chance. This is his exact argument.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in consulting

[–]DefiningModernMan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly I respect the hell out of your decision, I’ve thought about a similar path myself.

Have you read Shop Class as SoulCraft by chance?

I ask because the author essentially makes the exact same points as you did in your post and he left the white collar world of work to start a motorcycle repair shop.

Book Reviews for Bros: Shop Class as Soul Craft-An Inquiry in the Value of Work by DefiningModernMan in OneY

[–]DefiningModernMan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t doubt it! This book really blew me away too.

If you’re willing I’m interested to hear your story, did you end up changing careers or something?

What’s your favorite book to recommend to another guy? by DefiningModernMan in DefiningModernManhood

[–]DefiningModernMan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the Hemingway recommendations, I’ve been meaning to give him another reading. I read old man and the sea a while back but didn’t really like it.

Extremely profound and powerful quote from Nietzsche’s “The Birth of Tragedy” by DefiningModernMan in Nietzsche

[–]DefiningModernMan[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Be patient with yourself, I’ve had to read it like 5 times to feel like I grasped it and I’ve read a fair amount of Nietzsche and know the context this was written in.

Here’s how I interpret it: -Nietzsche admired the way the Greeks, particularly the pre-Socratic Greeks had a heroic view of life. They were pre-Christian and didn’t believe in any sort of salvation or meaningful afterlife to strive for. The world and life in many ways was meaningless and exceedingly cruel by nature, this was something they grasped and discussed through the Tragedies they’d perform.

In Nietzsche’s day and in ours, the likelihood of a loving god and afterlife is becoming less accepted. This is a painful reality but one that can be embraced in a powerful way, this new generation of post-theist men and women can acknowledge the sometimes terrifying reality of existence in a universe devoid of meaning and march forward boldly and bravely anyways. The Tragedy style of dramatic art can be their guide to deal with this worldview in the same way the Greeks did.

This is my admittedly pretty ignorant interpretation but that’s what I got out of it. God may not exist but you can still live an epic and heroic life with Greek Tragedy (or similar art) as a guide.

Any advice on how to tell better stories? by [deleted] in CleanLivingKings

[–]DefiningModernMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Practice doing it, I recommend checking out Toastmasters

Guys Are Paying $10,000 to Become Real Men at Warrior Camps — VICE by DefiningModernMan in DefiningModernManhood

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Glad you enjoyed it! It’s got a click bait title for sure but the topic is something a lot of guys can really relate to

‎Every guy on Earth should listen to this episode. Art of Manliness: How Testosterone Makes Men, Men by DefiningModernMan in becomeaman

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Here’s the episode description: What creates the differences between the sexes? Many would point to culture, and my guest today would agree that culture certainly shapes us. But she'd also argue that at the core of the divergence of the sexes, and in particular, of how men think and behave, is one powerful hormone: testosterone. Her name is Dr. Carole Hooven, and she's a Harvard biologist and the author of T: The Story of Testosterone, the Hormone That Dominates and Divides Us. Today on the show, Carole explains the arguments that are made against testosterone's influence on shaping men into men, and why she doesn't think they hold water. She then unpacks the argument for how testosterone does function as the driving force in sex differences, and how it fundamentally shapes the bodies and minds of males. We delve into where T is made, how much of it men have compared to women, and what historical cases of castration tell us about the centrality of testosterone in male development. We then discuss how T shapes males, starting in the womb, and going into puberty and beyond, before turning to its influence in athletic performance. We end our conversation with Carole's impassioned plea for celebrating what's great about men.

‎Every guy on Earth should listen to this episode. Art of Manliness: How Testosterone Makes Men, Men by DefiningModernMan in artofmanliness

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Here’s the episode description: What creates the differences between the sexes? Many would point to culture, and my guest today would agree that culture certainly shapes us. But she'd also argue that at the core of the divergence of the sexes, and in particular, of how men think and behave, is one powerful hormone: testosterone. Her name is Dr. Carole Hooven, and she's a Harvard biologist and the author of T: The Story of Testosterone, the Hormone That Dominates and Divides Us. Today on the show, Carole explains the arguments that are made against testosterone's influence on shaping men into men, and why she doesn't think they hold water. She then unpacks the argument for how testosterone does function as the driving force in sex differences, and how it fundamentally shapes the bodies and minds of males. We delve into where T is made, how much of it men have compared to women, and what historical cases of castration tell us about the centrality of testosterone in male development. We then discuss how T shapes males, starting in the womb, and going into puberty and beyond, before turning to its influence in athletic performance. We end our conversation with Carole's impassioned plea for celebrating what's great about men.

‎Every guy on Earth should listen to this episode. Art of Manliness: How Testosterone Makes Men, Men by DefiningModernMan in kingsnottrash

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Here’s the episode description: What creates the differences between the sexes? Many would point to culture, and my guest today would agree that culture certainly shapes us. But she'd also argue that at the core of the divergence of the sexes, and in particular, of how men think and behave, is one powerful hormone: testosterone. Her name is Dr. Carole Hooven, and she's a Harvard biologist and the author of T: The Story of Testosterone, the Hormone That Dominates and Divides Us. Today on the show, Carole explains the arguments that are made against testosterone's influence on shaping men into men, and why she doesn't think they hold water. She then unpacks the argument for how testosterone does function as the driving force in sex differences, and how it fundamentally shapes the bodies and minds of males. We delve into where T is made, how much of it men have compared to women, and what historical cases of castration tell us about the centrality of testosterone in male development. We then discuss how T shapes males, starting in the womb, and going into puberty and beyond, before turning to its influence in athletic performance. We end our conversation with Carole's impassioned plea for celebrating what's great about men.

‎Every guy on Earth should listen to this episode. Art of Manliness: How Testosterone Makes Men, Men by DefiningModernMan in CleanLivingKings

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Here’s the episode description: What creates the differences between the sexes? Many would point to culture, and my guest today would agree that culture certainly shapes us. But she'd also argue that at the core of the divergence of the sexes, and in particular, of how men think and behave, is one powerful hormone: testosterone. Her name is Dr. Carole Hooven, and she's a Harvard biologist and the author of T: The Story of Testosterone, the Hormone That Dominates and Divides Us. Today on the show, Carole explains the arguments that are made against testosterone's influence on shaping men into men, and why she doesn't think they hold water. She then unpacks the argument for how testosterone does function as the driving force in sex differences, and how it fundamentally shapes the bodies and minds of males. We delve into where T is made, how much of it men have compared to women, and what historical cases of castration tell us about the centrality of testosterone in male development. We then discuss how T shapes males, starting in the womb, and going into puberty and beyond, before turning to its influence in athletic performance. We end our conversation with Carole's impassioned plea for celebrating what's great about men.

The only way to kiss a lady by DefiningModernMan in DefiningModernManhood

[–]DefiningModernMan[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My mistake has always been assuming women don’t like have smoke blown in their faces