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How the Generational Cycle of History Explains Our Current Crisis — The Art of Manliness
With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Friday to help our newer readers discover some of the best, evergreen gems from the past. This article was originally published in July 2012. As is the generation of leaves, so to of men: At one time the wind shakes… How…
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On Running an Office Like a Factory – Cal Newport
I was recently browsing the archives of the MIT Sloan Management Review (as one does), when I came across a fascinating article from the Fall 2018 issue titled “Breaking Logjams in Knowledge Work.” The piece starts with a blunt observation: “If you work in an organization, you know what it’s like to have too much… On…
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So much pain.
My dad was a police officer for 30 years. He looks happy in the above photo, doesn’t he? I remember him coming home and telling stories of his day with joy. At some point though, he was less than happy and at some point, I vividly remember seeing the book Why Cops Hate You on…
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Cowan’s Gap State Park
Time for a lighter and/or shorter post. We did our best to balance the physical risk of venturing into the world over Memorial Day weekend with the mental gain of a change in scenery. I actually took two days off of work with no real agenda and after homeschool “let out” on Friday, we headed…
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May schmay
May is Mental Health Month. Ironically, it was last May that I was woken (several times) by my roommate at a Florida inpatient mental health facitily to ask if I said something. It wasn’t me, but we had to keep the door open so it could have been from down the hall. It could also…
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Pat, unmasked. Actually, I have to wear a mask.
“Why start a blog?”, you ask. “Wouldn’t Facebook/Twitter/Instagram be easier?”, you continue. First, I think I’ve been searching some time for a creative outlet. My hobbies have included, in chronological order: guitar, kayaking, beer brewing, cycling, winemaking, soda making, tattoos, motorcycles, triathlons, poetry, banjo, fountain pens, calligraphy, and now maybe a blog. Maybe this is…
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Patience and Humility 