In this show we discuss the practical applications of masonic symbolism and how the working tools can be used to better yourself, your family, your lodge, and your community. We help good freemasons become better men through honest self development. We talk quite a bit about mental health and men's issues related to emotional and intellectual growth as well.
Latest Episodes
How to Lighten a Load Without Picking It Up
Knowing you shouldn't fix someone else's problem doesn't automatically tell you what to do instead. This episode is about what you actually can do — three concrete mov...
Abiding: The Third Option Nobody Teaches You
When someone brings you a problem, the obvious exits are fix it or leave them to it. Neither is what Brian is pointing toward this week. The third option is abiding — ...
The Reward Loop Behind Your Problem-Solving Habit
Most people who rush to solve didn't develop that habit in a vacuum. They were rewarded for it. As a kid, solving problems earned approval. That approval got attached ...
Work Your Own Stone: Insight Is Not Jurisdiction
When a friend is struggling, the impulse to jump in with answers feels generous. It feels like love. But Brian Mattocks opens this week by naming what's really driving...
Does It Square: The Only Honest Weekly Review
Brian closes the week by introducing the square as the tool that makes honest self-evaluation possible, and by redefining what virtue actually means. In Brian Mattocks...