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How Disney Ruined Sex For Everyone

On May 16, 2013 By Mark Manson · 118 Comments
May 16, 2013
16May

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So stop me if you’ve heard this one before. There’s this guy. He’s like a prince, or an orphan, or kind of a loser — like an orphan-prince-loser-type guy.

And then there’s this girl. And she’s hot.

And then usually there’s a bad guy too. And he’s bad.

So, logically, our orphan-prince-loser-type guy has to save the hot girl, and usually does it by beating up the bad guy. He solves the super secret conspiracy to overthrow the government, or destroys the evil space ship, or has a sword fight to the death [...]

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The Biology Bias

On May 8, 2013 By Mark Manson · 93 Comments
May 8, 2013
08May

In psychology, there’s a well-observed phenomenon known as the actor/observer bias and it states that we’re basically all a bunch of assholes.

The actor/observer bias states that all of us unconsciously assume others to be more responsible for their negative actions than their environment, and for ourselves to be less responsible for our negative actions than our environment.

For example, if you are at an intersection and someone runs through the red light and almost hits you, you think, “Wow, what a shitty driver. That guy is an idiot.” But when it’s YOU who runs the red [...]

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Why Young Americans Should Work Overseas

On May 1, 2013 By Mark Manson · 228 Comments
May 1, 2013
01May

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I should start off by saying the reasons laid out in this article on why young Americans should work overseas are practical and not ideological. This is not a liberal argument or a conservative argument; it’s a life argument. For two centuries, if you were young, ambitious, and college-educated, North America offered you the best opportunities. But the tides are changing and that’s no longer the case.

The odd thing is that no one in the United States seems to realize this yet. People haven’t caught on. And what does that mean? Opportunity. Tons [...]

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Why Terrorism Works

On April 16, 2013 By Mark Manson · 47 Comments
April 16, 2013
16Apr

Screen Shot 2013-04-16 at 5.02.34 PM I was originally going to run a post this week about over-expression of emotion. But in light of the bombs exploding at the Boston Marathon yesterday, I’d like to take a moment and comment on that instead.

Terrorism is a form of psychological warfare. All of its power comes from leveraging the imperfections of the human mind and the tendency for people to make dumb decisions when they’re afraid.

The bombings yesterday killed three people and injured over 100 more. When all is said and done, [...]

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Podcast: Human Nature and Sexual Politics, Part 2

On February 20, 2013 By Mark Manson · 14 Comments
February 20, 2013
20Feb

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Last week I sat down with T from TheRawness.com and we talked for so long it turned into a two part podcast. If you haven’t listened to part one be sure to listen to it here before listening to part two.

Some of the topics we cover in part two are: the human bio-diversity movement, intelligence and IQ, scientific racism, the man-o-sphere, identity issues, Alfred Adler, racism and shame, feminism, tactics versus strategy in relationships, the age of narcissism, and the paradox of progress. [...]

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Podcast: Human Nature and Sexual Politics, Part 1

On February 20, 2013 By Mark Manson · 59 Comments
February 20, 2013
20Feb

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Last week when I sat down with T from TheRawness.com, I had a feeling he and I would have a lot to talk about. As I knew that he and I both have a tendency to delve deeply into psychological and philosophical topics.

Two hours later, I had to cut our conversation short otherwise no one would listen to it. Today is Part 1 and tomorrow I will post Part 2.

Part one topics include: screening who you let into your life, vulnerability, the self help industry, Ken Wilber, Buddhism, Machiavellianism, [...]

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The Man Code – Study Results

On February 18, 2013 By Mark Manson · 38 Comments
February 18, 2013
18Feb

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Back in September, I helped sponsor a study on male psychology with a researcher from the University of Florida. The study was simple. It asked men if they had ever felt pressured to follow some sort of “guy code” in their lives by other men. If so, what was a prominent example from their life about this “guy code” and what consequences did following it or not following it have on them?

Well the results are in, and the researcher sent me a summary of the findings. I must say, [...]

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Why I Attempted Suicide

On February 11, 2013 By Mark Manson · 41 Comments
February 11, 2013
11Feb

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I’m pretty stingy when it comes to guest posts on Postmasculine. I probably get three to five offers each week from people who want me to publish a post here. And it goes without saying, most of the proposals are either unoriginal or just downright bad.

A few weeks ago a reader named Dave emailed me offering to write an article about suicide and his attempt when he was in university. A number of articles have been published recently about how [...]

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