Hold Your Frame: Men’s Self Improvement

Hold Your Frame: Men’s Self Improvement

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Hold Your Frame: Men’s Self Improvement
Hold Your Frame: Men’s Self Improvement
Men, stop romanticizing isolation and struggle

Men, stop romanticizing isolation and struggle

Finding your purpose doesn’t mean you have to suffer and not have fun, Edge Lord.

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Michael Owen
Feb 21, 2025
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I see a lot of nameless, faceless grind-or-die gurus online emphasizing the importance of self-isolating, shouldering struggle, and absolute focus on mission.

Basically, pushing the idea that you maximize your male suffering in order to be successful.

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