Priorities — The Good Men Project

I’m Grateful for the Suburbs (and the Internet)

March 20, 2013 By Erik Crosier Leave a Comment

gratitude, The Good Life, social media, future shock, evolution of man, suburbs, urban flight, internet, modern life, civilization, progress, Erik Crosier

Erik Crosier is thankful for the speed with which we can connect, thanks to modern technology.

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The Difference Between Want and Need

February 25, 2013 By Russell Perkins 3 Comments

Why should a man clean his toilet rather than play video games?

Filed Under: Emotional Intelligence, Ethics & Values, Featured Content, The Good Life Tagged With: acceptance, adulthood, advertising, charitable giving, codependence, Community, consumerism, contentment, cravings, debt, desires, drug use, duties, emotional intelligence, friendship, happiness, housework, impulse shopping, impulses, long term goals, maintenance, materialism, needs, patience, planning, Priorities, Psalms, Responsibility, retirement, sacrifice, security, Sex and Relationships, Suffering, survival, unhealthy relationships, Video Games, wants, weakness, wisdom

The Case Against Saving for College

February 9, 2013 By Jeff Bogle 45 Comments

What is the best way to invest in your child’s education?

Filed Under: Featured Content, Money, The Good Life Tagged With: children's college, children's futures, children's play, classes, close knit families, college education, college savings, cost of college, cost of education, creating family, education, Families, family activities, family finance, family projects, importance of play, inflation, investing in education, Investments, Learning, making memories, minor league sports, money, Parenthood, play, play structure, Priorities, saving for children, saving for college, season tickets, theater, travel, treehouse, unstructured fami

Fathers, Work and Family Issues on TV: Expedia’s “Find Your Perspective” Ad

February 1, 2013 By Scott Behson 2 Comments

One father finds work-life balance on the teacups ride at Disney. How do you find perspective?

Filed Under: The Good Life, Work/Life Balance Tagged With: ads, commercials, Disney, disney world, Expedia, family life, family vacation, happiness, media images of fatherhood, media images of men, Priorities, Superbowl ads, superbowl commercials, work/life balance

The Patience to Just Be

January 14, 2013 By James Wilson Leave a Comment

Jim Wilson finds out he has got what his grandson needs most from him.

Filed Under: Featured Content, Grandfatherhood, The Good Life Tagged With: auto repair, being with children, bonding experiences, caring for children, children, Families, grandfatherhood, grandsons, male bonding, men with children, pregnancy, Priorities, tools, ultrasound, young fathers

Prioritizing Time and Money

January 4, 2013 By Scott Behson 22 Comments

“Ten years ago, I turned my head for a moment and it became my life.”

Filed Under: Ethics & Values, Featured Content, New Years 2012, The Good Life, Work/Life Balance Tagged With: benefits, careers, corporate life, David Whyte, demanding careers, earning potential, employers, employment, fathers workplace issues, free time, gender wage gap, goals, life decisions, paternity, poet, Priorities, providers, slackers, Stress, The Heart Aroused, Time, vacations, values, Warren Farrell, Why Men Earn More, work/life balance

Temper Tantrum Terrorists

November 13, 2012 By JD Roberto 2 Comments

Is your desire to avoid confrontation turning your kids into tantrum terrorists?

Filed Under: Emotional Intelligence, Ethics & Values, Featured Content, The Good Life Tagged With: avoiding conflict with children, biology of fatherhood, child development, conflict resolution, dealing with children's emotions, disappointment, discipline, early childhood, education, emotional intelligence, emotions, entitled brats, fatigue, infants, instinct, juice boxes, Marley & Me, parenting, patience, Priorities, self-soothing, shame, soothing children, spoiled children, teaching children, teaching discipline, teaching emotional intelligence, temper tantrums, toddlers, Yo Gabba Gabba

When Men Waste Women’s Time

September 13, 2012 By Mark Radcliffe 114 Comments

Men who sit too long on the emotional fence in a relationship, rob their partners of life’s most precious resource: time.

Filed Under: Ethics & Values, Featured Content Tagged With: commitment, dating, Families, honesty, marriage, Priorities, relationships, settling down, Time Bandits, values

A Crossroads for an Autograph Addict

September 10, 2012 By Matt Raymond 3 Comments

Matt Raymond got hooked on the adrenaline rush of proximity to fame.

Filed Under: Addiction, The Good Life Tagged With: athletes, Autographs, being cool, Boston, celebrity sightings, collecting, Dirk Hayhurst, eBay, facebook, fame, Fame Junkies, famous people, fandom, fatherhood, fenway, graphers, Hobbies, in-person autograph collecting, internet, Jake Halpern, movie sets, movie stars, obsessions, popularity, Priorities, psychology, rejection, stalking, Twitter, values

In Defense of Divorce

August 31, 2012 By Mark Radcliffe 10 Comments

Divorce could be the best thing to happen to your family, too, says Mark Radcliffe.

Filed Under: Families, Featured Content Tagged With: anger, children, children of divorce, commitment, communication, Divorce, emotions, Families, Fighting, honesty, in-laws, marriage, Priorities, relationships, relatives, religion, shame, splitting up, talking

What If We Celebrated Science Like the Olympics?

August 11, 2012 By Jeff Cohen 6 Comments

What NASA does every day is like a perfect balance beam act, performed every day, in space. Why don’t we celebrate these feats with the enthusiasm we reserve for Olympic athletes?

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17 Things You Can Learn From Traveling

August 4, 2012 By Atalwin Pilon Leave a Comment

Humans are friendly and honest the vast majority of the time. Taxi drivers outside airports are the exception.

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The Advantages of a Hybrid Lifestyle: How to Find Balance in Your Life

June 21, 2012 By Mark Quinn 1 Comment

A hybrid lifestyle can maximize dual sides of our personalities or obligations, helping us find work/life balance and discover a fun and healthy lifestyle.