9 to 5 — The Good Men Project

Hyperarousal: Beyond Fight or Flight

February 20, 2013 By Justin Cascio 2 Comments

In a crisis, your choices are limited, but it’s not as bad as you think.

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“If men want to teach their kids survival traits that’s fine, but don’t teach them those are what MAKE men.”

July 21, 2012 By the Editors 5 Comments

This is a comment by Kaleb Blake on the post “Poll: Why is Our Society Obsessed with Modern Men and Manliness?”

Filed Under: Comment of the Day Tagged With: 9 to 5, children, Don Draper, fishing, fixing, hunting, kids, man, manhood, manliness, masculinity, men, NY Times, skills, survival skills

Guestpost #76: Tom Tolladay – Ten things I’ve learned from working 9 to 5

December 9, 2011 By Josh Bowman Leave a Comment

Bio: Tom Tolladay is a recent university graduate now working for a well-known events company Chillisauce who specialise in Corporate Events and Stag & Hen Do’s and Activity Weekends. Note: I don’t know Tom, but he seems to be a big Dolly Parton fan. Thanks for the submission, Tom. Appreciate the weekend – make the most [...]

Filed Under: Ten Things I've Learned Tagged With: 9 to 5, better, chili, Dolly Parton, fitter, happier, make money, more productive, sleep well, the joys of being a slave

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