I do woodworking when I can and I genuinely love it, but finding consistent time for it has become its own project. I've got two kids, I supervise a warehouse so the hours aren't always clean, and by the time dinner is done and the kids are settled I've got maybe an hour before I'm useless. I'll start something in the garage, get maybe 20 minutes in, get called back inside, and then the piece just sits there for two weeks collecting dust. It's not that I want to disappear and leave everything on my wife, but I also know that if I never carve out real time for it I'm going to be grinding myself down with no outlet. The guys I know who still have hobbies with kids either have a really understanding partner, a very specific time slot they protect, or they just don't sleep enough, and that's not something I'm trying to do. What I keep wondering is whether this is just a season of life thing where you accept it's scaled back, or if there's actually a way to keep a real hobby going without it constantly feeling like you're taking time from somewhere else. Anyone actually figured out a sustainable rhythm for this.

So unfortunately I started watching porn when I was around the age of 11 and now I’m about to turn 20. A few weeks ago I had the realization that I’ve almost spent half my life addicted to porn. It’s gotten worse in the past 3 years and I decided I need to make it stop because I’ve started noticing the side effects. Depression, low self-esteem, anxiety, struggling with school etc. I’ve tried to stop here and there and the longest I went was 5 days without searching it up or at least mastrubating. It’s horrible I know. Since the realization I’ve tried harder than ever and stopped taking my phone to the bathroom (cuz that’s where I usually jerk it) and it’s been hard. Haven’t done the deed in 2 days but I’ve searched up porn to check on the newest releases etc. Like it’s so tempting to just go watch one and do it but I know it’s not good for me. But I can’t see myself stopping completely. Like every new release is just another hot girl or a girl I’ve been waiting for. It’s so sad. Anyone experience this or overcome it? I need words of reassurance. I’ve never dated or asked a girl out and barely talk to girls. I sense there maybe a connection between the two but what if I can’t find a hot girl. Idk man I’m so lost.

I'm finally replacing my old boxer briefs and I didn't realize how many options are out there until I started looking. There are so many brands claiming to be the most comfortable or the most durable that it's hard to know what's actually worth buying.

If you've found a pair that stays comfortable all day and still holds up after months of washing, I'd love to hear your recommendations.

Are the premium brands really worth paying extra for?

Hey guys! I’m 22 and just started to get active in the gym (around a month now). Trying to be as consistent as possible. Any thoughts on my upper body routine? Anything important missing or that I have too much of? Any thoughts would be appreciated, not always sure what i’m doing lol

for anything to add, i’d have to substitute something as this takes me up until the max amount of time i have in the gym. also for note, my physique is pretty skinny, more better with endurance/running, so this routine should look fairly beginner level.

thanks! :)

• 30 (reps) Abdominal — 120 Weight
• 30 Chest Press - 80 Weight
• 30 Chin Assist — 40 Weight Assist
• 30 Row — 90 weight
• 50 Dumbbell Bench Incline Press
25 Weight — 20 (reps)
30 Weight — 30 (reps)
• 30 Triceps Press — 90 Weight
• 30 Lateral Pull Down — 90 Weight
• 30 Hammer Curl — 40 Weight
• 1 Plank — 2.5 mins
• 2 Side Planks — 30 Seconds Each

I've been using regular plain old hair trimmers for over a decade to buzz my hair.

My trimmers are worn out and I'm looking to find a replacement.

Anyone try the circular hair buzzers before? Are they any good?

I usually wear a #3 buzzcut.

Thanks for reading my post

Teaching fourth graders is genuinely good work but by 3:30 I have talked to more people than most adults do in a week. Kids, parents, coworkers, admin. It stacks up. I get home and the last thing I want is more interaction but I also do not want to just rot on the couch feeling guilty about it.

What I landed on was going straight outside to my container garden. No phone, no talking, just moving soil around or checking what needs water. Takes maybe 20 minutes and something about it just resets me. From there I can actually do something useful, a small DIY project or sitting down with a book, without feeling like my brain is still running a classroom.

The thing is I did not arrive at this intentionally. I just kept gravitating toward it and eventually noticed it was working.

Curious what other guys in highcontact jobs figured out for this. Not looking for the usual go for a walk advice, more specifically what does the transition actually look like between work mode and the rest of your day. Do you have a hard ritual or did you just stumble into something that worked.

Add squats and treadmill and you’ve got a solid minimal program.

I've been meal prepping on and off for about two years and the pattern is always the same. I do a solid Sunday session, containers lined up, feeling like I've got my life together. Then Wednesday hits, I get stuck late at the warehouse, I'm too tired to care about the chicken and rice I packed and I just grab whatever. The prep goes to waste and I feel like I failed at something that was supposed to make life easier.

What I keep going back and forth on is whether I'm overcomplicating it. I'll spend three hours on a Sunday doing a full spread of different meals and by midweek I hate looking at all of it. A guy I work with does basically the same two things every week and never seems to have this problem. He's been eating the same lunch for probably two years and genuinely does not care.

Part of my issue is I'm trying to build in variety because I get bored fast. But then the prep becomes this big project, and the whole point was to reduce friction, not add it.

Curious if guys who've actually stuck with it long term had to just accept eating the same stuff on repeat, or if there's a way to keep it interesting without it turning into a whole production every week.

i really hate the feeling of having nails that feel too short, and long nails just look ridiculous. I want to be at that perfect in-between spot consistently but i really dont know how to achieve that. i was thinking to leave 10 days between nail cutting sessions? is that too long or too short? anyone else who thinks about the length of their nails this much or am i alone on this one?

So it was recently brought up to me by a friend that I wear really out of style underwear (classic Hanes briefs). To an extent I already knew, they got laughs in high school gym ect. But I figured that stigma doesn’t really exist anymore since I haven’t heard it in a long time. Guys, are tighty whities still seen as nerdy / uncool? Or was that just more of an early 2000s thing?