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April 22, 2024Learning 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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Productivity boosts: Pareto’s Principle, Parkinson’s Law, and the Pomodoro technique
Have you ever had a concept explained to you that instantly helped you perform better due to the insights you received? We know how valuable that can be, which is…
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Standing Desks: Help or Hype?
You may have heard some recent scientific studies that coined “sitting as the new smoking.” While it is true that sitting for too long can be bad for your health,…
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Personal Firearms: Why?
Some time ago we wrote about choosing between a Glock and Sig for an everyday carry, but it makes sense to go one step further back and ask, “Why own a…
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Derby Day Tips
The first Saturday in May is a special day in America: Churchill Downs runs the Kentucky Derby. Gents don’t need to live in Kentucky to celebrate beautiful weather, strong horses, and…
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When Cars Fly…
Some time ago we discussed the coming advent of autonomous cars. But did you realize that flying cars, which we remember from The Jetsons and Back to the Future, might…
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Read like a Gent: So Good They Can’t Ignore You, by Cal Newport
“Follow your passion,” right? Wrong, says Cal Newport. The muse for his excellent and thoughtful book, So Good They Can’t Ignore You is none other than Steve Martin, who when…
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Sushi basics
There was a time not too long ago when gents had not only not tried sushi, but they had no interest in trying it. Time has shifted that opinion so…
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The importance of a Date Night
Dating is an activity most associated with single people. But it shouldn’t be. Dating shouldn’t be something that stops when you enter into a long-term relationship or a marriage. It…
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