We all have an emotional crisis from time to time. It's understandable, because we're human after all and having uncontrollable emotions is just a part of the package. On some days, things aren't going as intended—the coffee cup spills all over your shirt or you get stuck in traffic for hours on end. Maybe if your job is particularly stressful, you can be forgiven for needing to vent once in a while. Especially artists are prone to being emotionally unstable because their delicate sensibilities can't withstand the onslaught of the cold, harsh reality. Copypasta in the making But a certain Geordie Tait Read More

According to Mark Manson in his well-known book, Models: Attract Women through Honesty: “ Women are turned on by being wanted, by being desired. Suddenly, seemingly disconnected events that arouse women—a romantic marriage proposal in one instance, and a rape fantasy in another—make sense. Both indicate an extreme display of desire in her by a man.” Women desire to be desired. Many healthy women have rape fantasies not because they literally want to be raped, but because those fantasies makes them feel as if they are submitting to a man's powerful desire for her. This desire to be desirable is a little Read More

I live in Finland, the country in the north that is known for Santa Claus, Nokia, and sauna. To be fair, I don't really know how people from other countries perceive Finnish culture or economy. Finland is typically known for its relatively high education and functional welfare system that was quickly built after World War 2. Because of these benefits, it is a common saying here that being born in Finland “is like winning the lottery.” Except it isn't. The public sector in Finland has grown tremendously throughout the last decades, and governmental debt is also through the roof, leading to Read More

In the olden days, when civilization was strictly hierarchical, a man's value and status was determined by his lineage or how he could ascend to the top. There were many problems with this, namely bloodshed, foul play, manipulation, and nepotism. However, the hierarchy did serve a purpose: to bring order and structure to tribes. Those leaders who seemed to be just and competent were able to expand their civilizations and gather many resources (and vaginas). However, these days, such outright thirst for power and resources only signals neediness and weakness. What happened? What changed? More importantly, what must the modern man Read More

Here at ROK we frequently say that you should constantly be working on ways to improve yourself. To that end, I recently enrolled in a beginners improv course to see what effect, if any, it would have on my conversational and social skills, as well as on my confidence. While the class definitely paid dividends in each of these areas, it also turned out to be a lot of fun—so much so that I'm planning on taking another class early next year. Below I outline what an improv class is like, and share the top three things I learned. Improv—short for Read More