Like the the act of lying, cheating, stealing and killing, all of these things we can agree on are morally wrong.

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Have you ever been working on something and you get into this state of mind where nothing else exists in that moment except you and your work? While a weak man ignores his problems or blames them on someone else (like his family or the government), a strong man accepts that he is the only person who can solve his problems and actively works toward doing so.He goes on long tirades about how you are meant to hate your job, that people who complain about their working conditions are just soft, and if you just put your head down and work hard, don’t retire then maybe just maybe you can die one day? Although I sympathize with some of the author's ideas for entirely different reasons, the entire scientifical foundation of this book (including data, history, philosophy, etc. In 1968, when the US still had the gold standard, you had to work about 32 hours on minimum wage to earn an ounce of gold; in 2018, you must work nearly 175 hours to earn an ounce of gold.

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Interestingly enough, now deceased Aarnio claimed in 2018, that 2020 (approximately 80 years after WW2) would be the beginning of a new cycle, with hard times coming back and we all know how 2020 turned out. If you want to be strong, it is time to rise up, this is your time to seize everything you have ever wanted. We don't defeat our enemy by giving him a platform to spread the very propaganda they hope will defeat you. Similarly, America is ignoring its real problems—like a lack of strong men—in favor of trivial issues, like whether trans women should be permitted to play in women’s sports leagues.Let me share with you 5 key takeaways from this book that can start making a difference in your life today.

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This is a quote from the book “A man understands that it isn’t about him, it never was about him, and it never will be about him. In contrast, weak men don’t command respect; notably, women are not sexually monogamous with weak men. A lot of his male employees said that they thought he was mean and not very nice, so because of that they were mot motivated to work, even though they were still getting paid.Availability Bias applies to the individual who extrapolates from the founder’s story that startup success is plausible.

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Whether we think of an individual’s life, or the life of a society, we feel a compulsion to define it according to such a narrative structure. Now maybe you don’t believe in God or the Bible and that’s fine, I’m not here trying to convert you. Now if you do decide to pick up this book and read it like I did, I will warn you that it’s not for the easily offended. What we must do is prepare ourselves because not to do so would be to abdicate responsibility to yourself and your family.This content was confronting but relevant, and was key for the necessary mindset and behaviour change. He also lays out his definition of a strong man and his ideas on how to be a strong man at work and in relationships. There is a humorous thought experiment by psychologist Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness. Stefan couldn’t believe that literally all of these guys had never learned this and he said to himself I don’t wanna have this conversation ever again, so he wrote a book on it instead.