The Boy Code, Updated
In 1998, William Pollack, Ph. D. published Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood. Though we’ve chipped away at these...
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Nicholas Fair Nowak
- Feb 2
- 8 min
If You Could Start Again
The true cost of workaholism and the quest for fulfilling work I’m going to skip the hook on this one. Workaholism is real. And it’s a...
Nicholas Fair Nowak
- May 25, 2022
- 4 min
The Boy Ultimatum
Discussing the pressures to “be a man” and breaking the box of patriarchy with a fraternity, and the obstacles to change. I recently...
Nicholas Fair Nowak
- Mar 29, 2022
- 6 min
Three Free Lessons to the Boy I Used to Be
“Ooh La La” by Faces is one of my favorite songs. Its chorus always warms me with nostalgia and the smell of pine trees on a summer...
Nicholas Fair Nowak
- Feb 16, 2022
- 8 min
How Everyday People Can Change the World and Love Doing It
Three ways anyone can do good and feel good You’re committed. You are going to break the man box, that unwritten code that dictates the...
Nicholas Fair Nowak
- Jan 3, 2022
- 7 min
The Belonging Paradox for Men
Belonging is a fundamental human need and key to happiness, but men are lost in their search for it. Here’s a riddle. What can be both...
Nicholas Fair Nowak
- Dec 13, 2021
- 6 min
What if Men March for Moral Masculinity and Gender Equality?
Published with The Good Men Project Picture this if you can. You’re at a night club. Music is pumping, people are dancing, laughing,...
Nicholas Fair Nowak
- Nov 13, 2021
- 1 min
Leaders and Men, Watch Your Buts
Learning an essential leadership lesson with the potential of opening hundreds of half-open doors. The implications of buts for leaders...
Nicholas Fair Nowak
- Apr 5, 2021
- 1 min
For the Love of Sports
A tug of war between masculinity and athletics and remembering why we play. (5 minute read)
Nicholas Fair Nowak
- Mar 20, 2021
- 1 min
A Call for Moral Masculinity
Rituals, principles, and road maps that don't cancel men. (7 minute read)
Nicholas Fair Nowak
- Oct 22, 2020
- 1 min
We Don't Need No (Male) Saviorism
The importance of working together for gender equality.
Nicholas Fair Nowak
- Sep 16, 2020
- 1 min
Time to Detox Masculinity (featured in Camping Magazine)
Check out the philosophy on detoxing masculinity and building better culture. Featured in Camping Magazine (American Camp Association,...
Nicholas Fair Nowak
- May 3, 2020
- 1 min
Man of the House: Challenging the Pandemic of Toxic Masculinity
COVID-19 has created an unprecedented opportunity to redefine gender roles and detox masculinity.
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