This column by Axios CEO Jim VandeHei is a sequel to Part 1, "Man Up."

Too often, men are drawn to the loud, the muscular, the powerful, the flashy, the rich or the renegades.

Why it matters: It's easy for algorithms to normalize or aggrandize saying, doing, acting as you want, consequences be damned. It's easy to slip into video games or porn or conspiracies or loneliness. It's easy to lose sight of what makes great people actually great.

When life gets complicated, a safe harbor is to simplify — to think deeply about the vital ingredients of any problem or solution. So I wanted to tap examples, from the Founding Fathers to my own father, to simplify manhood in a moment of generational challenge. And you'll see they're worthy guides for both my sons and my daughter:

1. Live honorably.

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