HeyJaredA Mason's Work
In this show we discuss the practical applications of masonic symbolism and how the working tools can be used to better yourself, your family, your lodge, and your community. We help good freemasons become better men through honest self development.
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Admiring Greatness Without Turning It Against Yourself (opens the original)
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The comparison engine does not just run when you feel superior to someone else — it also runs when you encounter something genuinely excellent and immediately use it as evidence against yourself. The stonemason who watches his colleague lay a perfect archway and responds by lowering his own standard, not raising it, is caught in a trap that feels like humility but functions like paralysis. The bra
Your Brain's Measuring Stick Is Not a Moral Compass (opens the original)
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The mind defaults to measurement. It ranks, sorts, and evaluates without being asked to. Workman's Rules Six and Seven, drawn from Brian Mattocks' book A Mason's Work, address exactly what happens when that ranking process bleeds into moral territory — when observations about other people's circumstances become verdicts about their character or worth. The result is a world populated entirely by he
The Plumb Is Never Finished, Only Refined (opens the original)
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This episode opens by drawing a necessary distinction: the ego-dissolution that signals alignment with your plumb is not the same thing as the escape that comes from distraction or substances. Drinking with friends reduces self-consciousness, but it isn't purpose. The difference is that genuine engagement with your plumb involves doing work — and doing it without the friction of perpetual self-eva
Finding Your Plumb by Looking Backward (opens the original)
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A mentoring conversation with a newer brother in the fraternity opens this episode. The young man wanted the answer to what the plumb means — he wanted it handed to him rather than discovered. That impulse is understandable, especially earlier in life when there isn't much past to look through. But Brian's point is that no one can give you your plumb. What they can do is show you where to look for
What an Honest Ideal Day Actually Looks Like (opens the original)
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Once you've cleared borrowed stories out of the way, the next step is building a measurement system that actually fits your life. Brian starts with a practical caution: most people are not very good at diagnosing what they genuinely want, because so much of what they think they want is still shaped by someone else's script. Wealth, unlimited free time, and zero worry are common answers — but follo
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