The Competency Catch

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Sometimes, the ethical thing to do is to not do anything. Baker Wright explains why.

Ambition Kills! Slackers Happier, Live Longer – Study

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Jamie Reidy comments on a new study that reveals the downside to being ambitious.

The Tao of Don

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Having invented the role to escape the destiny of his birth, Don Draper’s ironic fate is to be a Mad Man.

Please Don’t Let My Kids Find Out

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…how good I am at talking to other kids. Why can’t my work-self come home with me?

Stop Asking Kids Not To Cry

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Eric Henney thinks it’s great that society is more accepting of men crying, but thinks there are still too many conditions upon when it’s okay for boys to shed tears.

Can Fighting Save Your Marriage?

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Deanna Ogle examines the man-to-man advice from Dr. Bill Cloke on how to fight fair.

Could A Club Drug Offer ‘Almost Immediate’ Relief From Depression?

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NPR reports on the use of Ketamine to treat acute depression.

The Focusing Illusion: Why We Misjudge the Impact of Outcomes

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A “micro-excerpt” from the book “This Will Make You Smarter: 151 Big Thinkers Each Pick a Concept to Enhance Your Cognitive Toolkit.”

Should Grief Be Considered A Mental Illness?

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If the DSM-5 classifies grief as a mental disorder, Marcus Williams wonders if it means more help for people who need it, or more market saturation for companies who make a pill for it.

Depression, Anger, Suicide and Men

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Male depression can be silent and unnoticed, or lead to the suicidal rage of Josh Powell. Lauren Hale explores this important issue.

Livin’ at the Corner of Dad & Technology: The Influence of Music

What kind of influence does music hold over our lives? How about the lives of our children?

The “Good Man” Is a Response to the Myth of the “Bad Man”

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Mark D. White responds to Tom Matlack’s Post “What Is a ‘Good’ Man?”

Livin’ at the Corner of Dad & Technology: When it’s Time for the ‘Tech’ Talk

"The Talk" has changed, along with the reasons for it.

Times have changed. The birds and the bees talk isn’t what it once was. We can either wax poetic, or adapt with the times.

Now in Theaters: ‘Guilt: The Movie’

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We all experience guilt and shame, Terre Spencer writes, but do we even know what that means?

The Presence of a Father

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If you aren’t around for your family, what will your legacy be?

The Power of Then

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What’s cool is to be in this abstract thing called the present, which means pissing on the past and giving the finger to the future. Can’t all three just get along?