The Agoge is a collection of direct, actionable, powerful advice and insight designed to give men hope, faith, and courage. My goal is to transform you from a weak and worried observer of the world, to an active participant in the war for all that is Good, Beautiful, and True. This is your training ground. Read the articles. Absorb their knowledge. Practice my words. Improve your life in every aspect. And watch as you grow into your potential.
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“Taking the ticket” will destroy you
When we were young, most of us assuredly dreamed of being rich and famous. In our naivete, we thought that the world would prostrate itself at our feet. The dream of the easy life lingers before...
For those to whom much is given
Our daily struggles often grind us down and wear us out. It is easy to become disheartened and downcast when fighting against a world that hates us. The reason it hates us is exceedingly simple. In...
How to kick
I have been telling my readers for years to take up a form of striking martial art. In a striking art, the most fundamental techniques always come down to punching and kicking. When you study...
Seek out your Sacred Purpose
The old year is dead, and good riddance to it. For most, it was probably the hardest year in living memory. Now, I wish I had some good news for you about 2021. But I don't make a habit of lying to...
Comfort makes you weak
The next few days will present us with an interesting contrast. On the one hand, Christmas is only a few days away, and that is traditionally the happiest and most joyous occasion of the year. The...
Guest Post: The Critical Battle by The Male Brain
Our good friend from Israel, Dawn Pine aka The Male Brain, is back with another excellent addition to The Didactic Agoge. This entry is all about what you can do to fight the cultural rot that...
We shall remain
There is nothing like the rock of honesty and fairness. And when you begin to build your life on that rock, with the cement of the faith in God that you have, then, you have a real start.--...
Free Yourself from the Corporate Compact
As the world around us gets crazier by the day, every one of us is forced to make a fundamental choice in order to make sense of the madness. If we live based on lies, we will receive comfort and...
Guest Post: Use Your Rage as Fuel by The Male Brain
Continuing my contribution to The Agoge, I want to touch on one of the most fundamental and powerful of human emotions. The one we are sometimes scared of, taught to suppress ("don't be a raging...
Devote yourself to an ideal
We all know that Batman, as depicted in the canonical DC comics and graphic novels, is a MASSIVE Gamma wish-fulfillment device. He is the archetypical brooding loner anti-hero, rich beyond the...
How to recover from your failures in life
Every one of us fails at some point or another. Failure is an inevitable and necessary part of life. Unless and until you experience the misery of failure, you cannot and will not enjoy the rewards...
Why you should train like a strongman
The 2020 World's Strongest Man contest concluded last weekend, and we now have a new title-holder. A young man named Oleksii Novikov won the title - well, he and his epic beard won - against some...