The Death of Advice in America

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Shawn Maxam wants to resurrect the dead art of giving advice.

Want to be Happy? Live Your Life Like a Sitcom

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If you follow these simple rules for sitcom living, the chuckles will roll in like waves breaking along the seashore.

Why are babies so goddamn happy?

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Shawn Maxam thinks happiness comes from simple pleasures like seeing a baby smile.

Living in the Moment!

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Shawn Maxam says we should all live life to it its fullest.

Cry Like You Mean It :-(

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Shawn Maxam explains why crying is a perfectly healthy behavior.

Rage Against Your Inner Machine

Anger is a killing thing: it kills the man who angers, for each rage leaves him less than he had been before – it takes something from him.  -Louis L’Amour  When you have the urge to be violent than walk away. This just doesn’t mean physical violence but also emotional and psychological violence as well. [...]

I am Just Giving Myself a Pep-Talk

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Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are. -Malcolm S. Forbes The older I get the more emotionally isolated I become. I am not this way because I’m embracing some antiquated perspective of manhood or a masculine approach to feelings. It is rather a pursuit Charles Darwin would approve of. I have adapted [...]