Great topic.

I can write a ton about this myself.

In short, what I believe when it comes to being a man:

- It's okay to have feelings. You can sensitive to yourself and others. It's not all about being macho and shit.

- Yet, sometimes, despite things not going your way, just man up, deal with it, brush it aside and not allow it to affect your very being. Inspire others this way too.

Love the new direction. Looking forward to it!

brave-best of luck in your new direction-seems like an untouched topic

DUDE, this is awesome!!! I'll be following ManUp for sure, and if you ever need any contributions hit me up, some of my hobbies are knives and knife/axe sharpening and maintenance, practicing friction fire techniques and practicing wilderness survival (though I'm not very good). Great post and I can't wait to see more!

Good to see that. I also do blogging about psychology, self-improvement and life.  You are going in the right direction !!! . Keep sharing with us @cryptoctopus

The problem with saying 'here is how to be a man' is that there are numerous ways to be a man, and "conforming" doesn't really show up on most lists of "manly" attributes.  

Have you read Iron John by Robert Bly?  That was a good middle-ground, for me, rather than something like Donovan's "The Way of Men" with its bared teeth, gangs and warfare and killing and RAAAAH MEN!! WE'RE MENNNNN!!!!! attitude. I couldn't finish it.

I'll follow along with you on this new blog, though.

Great new direction for your blog! I look forward to the knowledge and wisdom you will share. Despite being a woman myself, I wholeheartedly encourage men to be true men, to set aside society's ideas of making the man more tolerable to women by blurring the lines of gender roles. We are equal; doesn't mean we need to react or think the same.

With pleasure I will follow the new posts

Great post!

The role of a man has changed over the years. Go back to the caveman era. A mans role was to go out and hunt for food, provide shelter, build a fire, and procreate. 

Wait a minute..... mans role really hasn't changed all that much!!!

Excellent subject matter.
Looking forward to seeing what is next.

This is a very interesting topic that I will definitely read along with. The anarchist part of me has rejected any outside information about what it means to be X (insert gender, nationality, ethnicity, etc) simply because my observation since childhood is that we humans love to war and profit. In this blog, you will inevitably have to face and address this issue. Namely that traditional "man values" included a healthy dose of nationalism or violence. 

That fact alone guarantees that I'll read your series because I'm super curious about your perspective on this. Also, I'm hoping you do a piece on fixing or building/rebuilding things and why we men seem to often have this as a sort of innate drive

There is great depth that makes a real man. Much that has been lost in generations of institutionalized life.
A major thing for me in "being a man" is knowing how to survive in the wild with nothing but maybe a knife.
I have spent countless hours outdoors and what would acumativly be years hard core camping or living in the wilderness. I have even gone months in the wild with nothing but a knife and no human interaction or technology. 
These experiences are life changing and helped me explore and fine tune aspects of my self I didn't know and most people now days have NO idea about.
Thanks for sharing, best regards~*~

nice.  manup vs the art of manliness. FIGHT

I am really looking forward to this as I also feel men are very much lost and your raising some good questions here, so keep it up.

I appreciate the research man! I wait to see more!

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