General Advice
Tribute: Rowdy Roddy Piper in ‘They Live’
Aug 1, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, General Advice, mic
Published: Good Men Project (August 1, 2015) A tribute to wrestler “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, the star of one of Matthew Rozsa’s favorite movies, John Carpenter’s “They Live.” There is a YouTube video that pretty much any fan of ’80s action or science fiction movies ought to see. Edited together from clips of a TNT MonsterVision presentation of John Carpenter’s “They Live,” it contains footage of show...
Hillary Clinton’s Rape Culture Problem
Jul 30, 2015 | Bullying, Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Gender and Sexism, General Advice, Political Parties
Published: Good Men Project (July 30, 2015) Hillary Clinton has a rape culture problem… and her supporters need to ask the right questions. Hillary Clinton has a problematic record when it comes to the issue of rape culture in America. Any politician with a similar background – regardless of party, ideology, or gender – should be expected to answer for them. Unfortunately, as I learned last...
The Importance of Vacations
Jul 21, 2015 | General Advice, Health & Wellness (Physical), mic
Published: Good Men Project (July 21, 2015) Matthew Rozsa explains why it’s so important to go on completely non-productive vacations. “The secret of success is making your vocation your vacation.” – Mark Twain When Twain penned those words, he was talking about finding a career that you enjoy so much it feels like play. In fact, Twain even wrote a line in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer with the...
How to Maintain a Happy Workforce: An Interview with TINYpulse
Jul 16, 2015 | General Advice, Health & Wellness (Physical)
Published: Good Men Project (July 16, 2015) Matthew Rozsa’s interview with the CEO of TINYpulse, a company that is revolutionizing how employers and employees interact with each other. If there’s one thing that sends a chill up the spine of any boss, it’s the thought of one of their best employees walking into their office and quitting unexpectedly. Now there’s a new approach to that problem....
Honor and the KKK
Jul 14, 2015 | Extremism, General Advice, Political Ideologies, Race and Racism
Published: Good Men Project (July 14, 2015) Let’s discuss the concept of honor. More specifically, let’s explore the version of that term as it was once described by Socrates: “The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.” Bearing this definition in mind, it’s important to understand the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan in our news cycle (more on that in a...
Why It’s Good To Take Breaks from the Internet
Jul 11, 2015 | Autobiographical, General Advice, Health & Wellness (Physical), Internet Culture
Published: Good Men Project (July 11, 2015) Matthew Rozsa discusses why it’s important to spend time offline as well as on it. — For someone whose livelihood depends on the Internet, and who maintains some of his closest personal relationships almost exclusively online, why do I feel the regular need to take a break from cyberspace at least once a day? It started when I found myself feeling stir...
The Proverbial Freeze Out: Why Do We Hold Grudges?
Jul 9, 2015 | General Advice, Health & Wellness (Physical), Mental Illness
Published: Good Men Project (July 9, 2015) Matthew Rozsa discusses the millennial generation’s habit of freezing people out… and whether the practice of holding grudges offers any benefits. “No friend ever served me, and no enemy ever wronged me, whom I have not repaid in full.” I’ve always been fascinated by this quote, which was allegedly the personal mantra of the Roman dictator Sulla. From...
Why I’m Sick of Superhero Movies
Jul 4, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, General Advice, mic
Published: Good Men Project (July 4, 2015) Matthew Rozsa has one thing to say about superhero movies: Enough! To celebrate this 4th of July, let’s talk about one of the most American art forms out there: the superhero movie. “There’s only so many uniquely American art forms—Broadway musicals, abstract expressionism, jazz,” explained Michael Kantor in an interview for fastcocreate.com about a PBS...
Life on the Spectrum: Time and Chance in All
Jul 3, 2015 | Asperger's Syndrome, Autobiographical, General Advice, mic
Published: Asperger's 101 (July 3, 2015) As I explained in an editorial for Mic (which I wrote in December 2012, when Asperger’s Syndrome entered the national conversation after unconfirmed rumors circulated that Adam Lanza, the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooter, had been diagnosed with it): Experts have found that communication is only one-third verbal, with the two-thirds that are...