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Don’t be a bachelor: Why married men work harder, smarter and make more money – Early To Rise

1. After marrying, men assume a new identity. Marriage is one of the last “rite[s] of passage into manhood” remaining in our society, argues sociologist Steven Nock in Marriage in Men’s Lives. He found that marriage engenders an ethic of familial responsibility among men, as well as a new-found sense of meaning and status in the world. Marriage also encourages men to take their role as providers seriously. 2. Married men are motivated to maximize Read more…

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Breaking Early Retirement | Retire29

Reaching back to Google X, Sergey Brin stresses the tremendous benefits of failure, and I echo that. Let’s assume, for a moment, that this early retirement experiment doesn’t work out–perhaps for one of the reasons stated above. What is the effect? Well, I’ll have a few thousand bucks in passive income flowing my way each month. I’ll have a blog that will hopefully be touching hundreds of folks. I’ll have a mindset toward happiness and Read more…

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How to Train to Dominate an Obstacle Race | The Art of Manliness

… It’s always important to train specifically for the race that you’re preparing for. This is why marathoners run long and 5k athletes train fast — they’re building the specific fitness they need to be successful for their race. Obstacle course races are unique because they combine running and strength components in a stop-and-start environment. It can be incredibly challenging and disorienting to “pure” runners who aren’t use to this type of racing. … via How Read more…

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The Skills You Should Have to Be a Successful Remote Worker

… Great remote workers have a few traits that make them successful: Propensity towards action: This is the type of person that devoid of a task list given to them, they’ll find something meaningful to do. Able to prioritize: Often times, important tasks can be unclear when working remotely (especially at a startup). An individual who can focus on the right tasks and know to ignore others will do well. Proficient written communicator: Most communication Read more…

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Microsoft study shows that tech is shortening your attention span

While people could focus on a task for 12 seconds back in 2000, that figure dropped to 8 seconds in 2013 — about one second less than a goldfish. Reportedly, a lot of that reduction stems from a combination of smartphones and an avalanche of content. Many younger people find themselves compulsively checking their phones, and the glut of things to do on the web (such as social networking) makes it all too easy to Read more…

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7 Muscle-Building, Testosterone-Boosting Tips for Guys 40+

…. Skinny-fat guys only get “more skinny-fat” when following a low carb/ high fat diet. Don’t do that. Keep your carbs up and your fat intake moderate. Definitely never more than 30% of your total calories, max. No intermittent fasting right now. You don’t need any additional stress and you need to get your body temperature up. Just eat. 

Wake up and have breakfast. Protein and fruit. Do that again a few hours later whenever Read more…

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Four Ways My Life Is Better at 40 Than It Was at 20

I’m here to tell you that “old” and “older” aren’t bad words. Yesterday was the first birthday in a long time that I didn’t feel my own self-inflicted pressure to do anything about. I’m honestly happier and more at ease with myself. I’m not saying everything’s perfect and there are no downsides to getting older (or that you’ll suddenly turn wiser with age). I worry more about every ache and pain now. I stress about Read more…

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What is “Work Capacity”? [Part II] | StrongFirst

The original Russian term, rabotosposobnost, literally translates into “work ability”. A better translation would be “potential productivity”. But someone creatively translated it into English as “work capacity”, which instantly changed its meaning. The word “capacity” implies the size of a tank, as in “alactic capacity” or “aerobic capacity”. The Russian term, while including capacity, means a lot more. Even in the USSR there was vagueness and many conflicting definitions of potential productivity. I will spare Read more…

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Fat Loss & High-Protein Breakfast | T Nation

… 2.  Meal skippers get fatter over time. When the skipped meal is breakfast, fat storage is accelerated. 3.  The more we eat later in the day, or the later we eat in the day, the more likely it is that our meal will be converted to fat instead of muscle. 4.  Other than an increased risk of diabetes and metabolic syndrome, breakfast skippers also have a 27% higher risk of coronary heart disease. … Read more…

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