The Ask
Most men have never asked for a raise. They have hoped for one, waited for one, and occasionally quit over not getting one. Hoping is not…
Author: dustinwhately
The Long Money
I am not a financial advisor, I am not licensed to give investment advice, and nothing in this chapter is a recommendation. That disclaimer is doing…
What Money Is Actually For
Twenty-three chapters of mechanics. Here is the thing underneath them. Money is capacity. It buys options, and options are what let a man obey. That is…
A Man Who Cannot Govern a Tuesday
Reconstruct last Tuesday. Not this week. Eight days ago. Sixteen waking hours that belonged to you entirely. Most men get about four and then it goes…
Deep Work in a Real House
Most productivity advice is written for people who live alone. Four hours of uninterrupted focus in a silent room is a wonderful concept. It is also…
Rework
The largest hole in most small operations, and it never appears on a single report. A callback produces no invoice, so the hours vanish into the…
The Two-Week Test
Here is how you find out whether any of this worked, and it takes one week. Leave for two weeks and see what happens. Not gone…
Ordering Your Work Is a Spiritual Act
Twenty-four chapters of mechanics. Here is what is underneath them, stated once, plainly. Order is stewardship. Not a metaphor and not a decoration on a business…
Who Are You Still Trying to Convince?
There is a specific experience that men have and never discuss. You accomplish something real. Something that took years. And there is a moment, brief, where…
The Good Man
The most difficult performance to see, because everything it produces is genuinely good. What it looks like He is the one people describe as a good…
When You Are Not Sure You Believe It
A substantial number of men in church every Sunday are not certain, and not one of them has said so out loud in that building. If…
Why You Have No Friends
Most men over thirty-five do not have close friends and almost none of them will say so. They have men they know. That is a different…