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April 22, 2024

Learning Language from an App

Most Americans grow up learning English, and that is good enough. We’re spoiled that way. Other countries tend to promote learning a second or even a third language as a…

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April 21, 2014
Grey Blending: 15 Years in 15 Minutes

No one wants to be “that guy” at the office with hair darker than shoe polish, but allowing your greys and whites to run wild isn’t necessarily an improvement. Add…

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April 17, 2014
Scotch Regions: A Gent’s Guide

We covered the basics of scotch versus whiskey in an earlier post, but there is still a wealth of ground to be covered in pursuit of finding the perfect scotch…

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April 8, 2014
The Single Malt: A Gent’s Primer

People have written entire books about scotch—often, therein, crowning it the ultimate in gentlemen’s drinks. For those whose reading lists might not revolve around malted barley, however, here’s a quick…

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April 1, 2014
Fighting Traffic With Audiobooks

Of all the statistics I come across, those expressing the vast amount of time we waste year to year are probably my least favorite. Just twenty minutes of weekday commute…

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March 27, 2014
Productivity Hacks: Thinking Like Picasso

I can only imagine what it must have been like for men like Pablo Picasso and Nikola Tesla (and, while we’re at it, the CEO of Tesla Motors, Elon Musk)…

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March 20, 2014
Sandals That “Get Me”

A good rule of life is to always invest in quality when it comes to things that go between you and the ground (cases in point: tires and shoes). While…

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March 15, 2014
Bringing Gentlemen Back: 5 Reasons to Revive Chivalry

You’ve probably been told somewhere along the line that nice guys finish last. (More on this misconception in future posts, but it often stems from confusion between niceness and passivity.)…

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March 4, 2014
Best. Shirts. Ever. (From a Brand You’ve Likely Never Owned)

Threads 007 Would Fight You For I wrote last week on the value of sound business advice (and, in particular, on trading this advice for a $65 shave package), and…

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