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The 3 Things Men Need to Work On

Jason Henry
6 min readMay 13, 2021

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It’s been often said that men need to do better. But what may help is some clear-cut and specific goals men can work towards.

After all, just saying that men need to be better doesn’t help when the problems aren’t clearly defined.

So while some may scoff at this article only being three entries long, don’t worry about it. Three is a manageable start, while still being challenging enough to keep one on their toes.

Also, these items are comprehensive enough to show drastic change as long as the man attempting to be better takes them seriously.

1. Allow yourself to express your emotions

There is a split in how men are viewed that I’d like to clarify. On the one hand, men seem to never express how they feel and always hide their true feelings. But on the other hand, men have absolutely no problem expressing their anger, hostility, boisterousness and lust.

So how can men fail to express their emotions but also clearly express their emotions? Because they aren’t expressing their real emotions.

When a man becomes serious and stoic, it is because he learnt that it wasn’t appropriate or manly to express his feelings. He learnt that that was what women and girls did. And as a result, the boy is on his way to becoming…

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Jason Henry
Jason Henry

Written by Jason Henry

Counselling Psychologist | Current Writer | Constant Learner | “By your stumbling the world is perfected.”

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