The end of the year fills most men’s heads with new goals and dreams but sadly few do enough thinking, reenvisioning and rethinking. What if the activity before we leave 2025 is to become more instead of getting more by the end of this year point? I find it interesting how each year we get into the same rut — the pressure, the plan making, the promise making — but what a man’s life changes with is not what he resolves to do January 1st. It is what he resolves upon before the end of December 31st. Here are 10 things that you can do before we leave 2025 and plunge into the year 2026 with vigor, perception, and self-respect — the things backed up by the facts of science, wisdom and practicalities. 1. Audit Your Life, Not Just Your Year Before you set new goals, sit with your journal and ask: What drained my energy this year? What made me feel truly alive? This kind of reflection helps you align your direction with your truth. 📘 Inspired by : “ The Mountain Is You ” by B...
The shocking truth about declining testosterone, dopamine addiction, and how young men can reclaim their fire
There was a time when men woke up with purpose, fought with discipline, and loved with fire.
But now? More and more young men wake up feeling empty, numb, and tired. Not because they’re lazy. Not because they lack dreams. But because their biology and spirit are being hijacked.
Let’s talk about it. Because if we don’t, we’ll lose an entire generation of men who never even knew why they were suffering.
🌪️ Testosterone: The Silent Fuel Behind Masculine Drive
Testosterone is more than a hormone. It’s your life force. It fuels ambition, confidence, clarity, strength, and sexual energy. It gives a man his fire.
But here’s the truth no one talks about: Men's testosterone levels have dropped by over 25% in the last 20 years.
This means even healthy young men are walking around with the hormonal profile of someone 20 years older.
🚫 What’s Causing This Decline?
Let’s stop blaming motivation. Let’s start blaming the lifestyle:
●Excessive Porn & Screen Time: You’re not addicted to pleasure. You’re addicted to escape. Dopamine crashes weaken T levels and emotional energy.
●Processed Food & Seed Oils: You are what you eat. And most of what we eat today lowers testosterone and increases estrogen.
●No Sun, No Sweat: A man was made to move. To be in nature. To lift, to run, to breathe deeply. Now we scroll.
●Stress and Emotional Suppression: Unspoken pain becomes inflammation in the body. The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk explains this beautifully.
●Lack of Purpose: The modern man is overstimulated but under-inspired. Busy but deeply unfulfilled.
⚡ Masculinity Is More Than Muscles
You don’t need a beard or a six-pack to be a man. You need direction.
As David Deida writes in The Way of the Superior Man, "Masculinity thrives in presence, purpose, and consciousness."
And without these three? You feel lost. Even if you’re surrounded by success.
This isn’t about being "alpha." This is about being awake.
🤝 How to Reclaim Your Fire — Naturally
You don’t need a pill. You need a practice.
Start here:
1. Quit Porn. Go on a 30-day NoFap challenge. Replace it with cold showers and intense workouts. Watch your eyes change.
2. Lift Heavy Things. Strength training increases T naturally.
3. Sunlight Before Screenlight. Get 15 minutes of morning sun daily.
4. Eat Like a Warrior. Real food. High protein. Healthy fats. No ultra-processed junk.
5. Get Deep Sleep. 7-8 hours. No screens 1 hour before bed.
6. Read, Don’t Scroll. Replace reels with real knowledge.
Start with Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins.
Read Dopamine Nation by Dr. Anna Lembke to understand your urges.
7. Find Purpose. Journal. Meditate. Ask: "Who am I becoming?"
✨ You Are Not Broken
You’re not weak. You’re just wired wrong by a sick society.
Healing starts when you choose discomfort over distraction. Discipline over dopamine.
Remember what Gaur Gopal Das said: "You may not control every moment, but you can control your response to the moment."
You are a man with power, but power without direction is just noise.
This is your wake-up call.
Your masculinity is not lost. It’s just buried under too much comfort.
Rise. Move. Reclaim it.
Written by Sujan Karki
Man Within – Books, thoughts, and truth for modern masculinity.
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