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>reading self help books
>manly

What is unmanly about that?

Mattis recommends lots of self-help books in his reading program for the Marines, and he himself carries his copy of Meditations on the battlefield.

If we can learn about science, history, technology, and art from books, why can't we learn about how to improve our memory, how to design a work-out routine, how to give a good job interview, and how to defend yourself against an assailant?

If someone gave you advice in real life, if you trusted that person you'd try it most likely- so why should the exact information be wrong in a book?

Part of being manly is to be humble. Jocko says training in BJJ is all about that. Jack Donovan says to be humble in your masculinity is important- to never be "secure" in your masculinity, since every king, every MMA champion, and ever silverback is always looking to take you down. The way of men is to always look over your shoulder for the faster gunfighter.

You have to improve always, and in every way. Books are the best way to do that. Theodore Roosevelt learned to box from a book when he was a sickly teenager.

>learning
>Bad
what?

Old Man and the Sea

Wasn't The Prince a satire?

no
the part where he writes about religion could be said to be a bit tongue in cheek

all literature is satire

>Meditations
This is the best answer.
P.S. eat shit mods stop banning me

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Read Pressfield's Gates of Fire. Absolutely brilliant.