So is it now I am a man

The Child Is the Father to the Man: 9 Foundational Habits Young Men Should Start Now to Raise Themselves Right

"... at this very moment, you are creating or “fathering” the man you will be in five, ten, and twenty years. So you want to be a successful, financially secure, physically fit, and well-adjusted forty-year-old? What actions are you taking NOW as a twenty-year-old to father that man?"

White sides

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Borders and context.

Punctuate

Semicolons; So Tricky

"A semicolon links two balanced statements; a colon explains or unpacks the statement or information before it."

Always good to be reminded.

Cunning as a Serpent, Innocent as a Dove: The Art of Worldly Wisdom

In your affairs, create suspense. Admiration at their novelty means respect for your success. It’s neither useful nor pleasurable to show all your cards. Not immediately revealing everything fuels anticipation, especially when a person’s elevated position means expectations are greater. It bespeaks mystery in everything and, with this very secrecy, arouses awe.

Don’t hang around to be a setting sun. The sensible person’s maxim: abandon things before they abandon you. Know how to turn an ending into a triumph. Sometimes the sun itself, whilst still shining brilliantly, goes behind a cloud so nobody can see it setting, leaving people in suspense over whether it has or not

Undertake what’s easy as if it were hard, and what’s hard as if it were easy. In the first case, so that confidence doesn’t make you careless; in the second, so that lack of confidence doesn’t make you discouraged.

Take a joke, but don’t make someone the butt of one. The first is a form of politeness; the second, of audacity.

Act as though always on view. The insightful man is the one who sees that others see or will see him. He knows that walls have ears, and that what’s badly done is always bursting to come out.

Advice

Cover Your Ass

There is a common misconception that one should have the length of their jackets as short as possible to give the perception of hight via longer leg balance to shorter body. Unless you are a ‘hipster’ & going for that certain look that will make you cringe next season, don’t read on.

Dear you

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Fabric of our lives

The Many Faces of Cotton

A guide to the many weaves and fabric types of cotton.

Shh

The Art of Conversation: How to Avoid Conversational Narcissism

"Once someone introduces a topic, your job is to draw out the narrative from them by giving them encouragement in the form of background acknowledgments and supportive assertions, and moving their narrative along by asking supportive questions. Once their topic has run its course, you can introduce your own topic. But as we mentioned earlier, it takes two to tango. It’s now your partner’s turn to ask you questions. If they don’t, you’ll sadly find yourself, as I did at the lunch with my friend, listening to a never-ending monologue. Just smile and enjoy the chips."

Outlook

Bare basic of emailing:

How to Write an Email That Will Actually Get a Response

Typo

One by one

Doing a little illegal digital documentation at the book store with my ninja camera skills. Nine valid points not necessarily exclusive to architects.

Winners and winners

I've always enjoyed the good gentlemanly sport of bargaining and negotiating for things, although not that often. It's probably something I've inherited from my dear mother. These are snippets for me to keep in mind. Useful for all occasions.

“Flattery is the infantry of negotiation.”

"If possible, always defer to the other party when finding the starting number because it gives you a lot of information to work with in determining the best strategy going forward."

"Whether you’re making an offer or receiving one, getting your point across and keeping quiet is one of the strongest ways to sway a bargain in your favor. Why? Because we hate awkward silence and will do anything to avoid it if we can, like negotiate against ourselves because we’re afraid we’re losing the deal."

"Just like anything in life, you aren’t going to get what you want if you don’t ask for it."

From:
How to Haggle Like Your Old Man?
How To Ask For (And Get) A Raise Like a Man?

Buff up

Vending machine

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Ouch.

Rung on the ladder

Someone has to advocate for the finer things in life, so throw an exemplary party—for no particular occasion. Invite some people who don't know but will enjoy one another. Tell them what to wear, but don't say "casual," say "sexy" or "Rat Pack." When they ask what they can bring, say, "Just a good mood." Do not talk business, and if you hear it being talked, nip it in the bud. Mandate dancing or games. Take pictures. Flirt. Take a walk on the wild side.

If you find yourself alone and panicked at a familiar face whose name escapes you, grab a hand and say, "You look fantastic!" It will never occur to your acquaintance that you have no idea who he or she is.

It's better to be overdressed than underdressed. People will assume you are going to or coming from something better.

- Glenn O'Brien's Art of Social Navigation

Hang me up to dry

-You have Broken the Internet

How to: D.I.Y. coat/clothes rack.

Mobius strip

-Grungy Gentleman

Next D.I.Y. project. This will also come in handy: Valet - Climbing Rope Belt.

Choke on it

-Creative Bleed

How-to: Master the art of the artichoke.

Dirty hands

-Grain and Gram

"I was self-taught. I just went crazy with it. It was the total skateboarder's approach to it. You don't go to skateboard classes, you kind of just pick it up. You see what other people are doing, you read Thrasher. That was my approach. It worked though."
- Roy Slaper on how he got into making jeans.

Public service announcement

-Men of Habit