
June 5, 2020
The 4 Tactical Virtues of Masculinity | The Art of Health with Alexander Cortes
Key Takeaways
- Fathers should teach their sons the 4 tactical virtues mentioned in the book The Way of Men by Jack Donovan:
- 1) Strength
- 2) Courage
- 3) Skill
- 4) Honor
- If you raise your son according to these 4 virtues, he’ll do well in life
- “He’s going to have some level of success in life or at least he’ll be able to support himself and be self-sustaining and be independent” – Alexander Cortes
- 50% of self-improvement for men comes from lifting weights
- Lifting weights makes you stronger and teaches you that your body can adapt and improve
- “Go lift something, go challenge yourself…once you start inserting challenges in your life you’ll probably look for them in other areas” – Alexander Cortes
Intro
- Alexander Juan Antonio Cortes (@AJA_Cortes) is a fitness and health blogger
- Check out his website and sign up for his daily newsletter
- Also, check out the Podcast Notes from Alex’s appearance on Modern Wisdom
Books Mentioned
- The Way of Men by Jack Donovan
What Should Fathers Teach Their Sons?
- Fathers should teach their sons the 4 tactical virtues mentioned in the book The Way of Men by Jack Donovan:
- 1) Strength
- Being a coward or a weak man increases the chances of you getting killed or outcasted by society
- 2) Courage
- We have a tendency to valorize acts of bravery
- 3) Skill
- To be skillful is to be intelligent and a man who is constantly trying to get better
- 4) Honor
- Honor is respecting oneself and others
- 1) Strength
- These tactical virtues have emerged from our primal environment
- If you raise your son according to these 4 virtues, he’ll do well in life
- “He’s going to have some level of success in life or at least he’ll be able to support himself and be self-sustaining and be independent” – Alexander Cortes
- If you raise your son according to these 4 virtues, he’ll do well in life
Additional Notes
- “Competence is confidence” – Alexander Cortes
- “If you want to build confidence in a man, give him a skill. Make him skillful. Allow him to learn something and become masterful at it”
- “We live in a world in which most men are weak. They’re mentally weak and they’re physically weak.” – Alexander Cortes
- Additionally, many males don’t have good male friends that they can look up to
- 50% of self-improvement for men comes from lifting weights
- Lifting weights makes you stronger and teaches you that your body can adapt and improve
- “Go lift something, go challenge yourself…once you start inserting challenges in your life you’ll probably look for them in other areas” – Alexander Cortes
- Lifting weights makes you stronger and teaches you that your body can adapt and improve