Clay Skipper, GQ

Clay Skipper

GQ

New York, NY, United States

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Recent:
  • Unknown
Past:
  • GQ
  • Condé Nast Traveler
  • VICE

Past articles by Clay:

GQ

The Real-Life Diet of Rob Lowe, Who Says Vanity Is Valid Motivation to Get to the Gym

The veteran actor talked to GQ about sleeping a lot, the importance of avoiding the “junk zone," and the workout advice he got from Chris Pratt. → Read More

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Use This 3-Step Strategy for Your Most Ambitious Goals

For the latest episode of Smarter Better Faster Stronger, the newest podcast from GQ Sports, Olympic Racewalker Tom Bosworth spoke with GQ about how to keep small setbacks from turning into major defeats. → Read More

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What You Can Learn From the Fastest Man in Rugby About How to Make Self-Doubt Work for You

For the first episode of Smarter Better Faster Stronger, the newest podcast from GQ, we talked to Olympian Carlin Isles about how to make self-doubt work for you. → Read More

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We Talked to A-Rod About His New Makeup for Men

The former Yankee says it's really no different than ChapStick or eye black. → Read More

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Smarter Better Faster Stronger is a New GQ Sports Podcast About How Athletes Become Winners

It's a deep dive into the ways athletes develop winning mindsets—with advice we could all use. → Read More

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The Real Life Diet of Russell Westbrook, Who Uses Push-Ups to Wake Up

The Washington Wizards' triple-double machine has been eating two PB&Js before every game since high school, and his favorite candy is PayDay. → Read More

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The Real Life Diet of Troy Aikman, Who Knows Better Than to Look at the Peloton Leaderboard

The 54-year-old Dallas Cowboys legend says he used quarantine to lift, diet, and meditate into the best shape of his life. → Read More

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Your Vagus Nerve Is Why Taking a Few Deep Breaths Feels So Good

But is it really the key to curing disease, learning faster, and feeling all-over calm? → Read More

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Kevin Love Is Taking Care of Himself During the Longest Offseason He's Ever Had

The Cavaliers star stopped by to preview the latest edition of GQ's Best Stuff Box. → Read More

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How I Focus: Dave Cobb Believes in the Productivity-Boosting Power of Winging It

The all-star country music producer advises against confusing the quantity and quality of your work. → Read More

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10 Self-Help Books that Have Made Me Feel More In Control of My Life

Clay Skipper assembles a care package that'll help you maintain perspective, live a little more mindfully, and get you (even more) ready to leave isolation behind. → Read More

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Tapping Elbows Won't Defeat Coronavirus

The “corona bump” is not an effective replacement for avoiding social contact. → Read More

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GQ's Airplane Mode Season 2 Is Back, With More Confidence

GQ's Airplane Mode podcast is coming back, with 10 episodes all about confidence: how to get it, how to keep it, and what to do if you lose it. → Read More

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Pete Holmes On the Finding Inner Peace in Any Situation

Pete Holmes (star of HBO's Crashing and host of the You Made It Weird podcast) on how expectations are ruining your reality, why everything and what Disneyland can teach you about spirituality. → Read More

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How to Build a Personal Brand Without Being a Dick

Strategist, podcaster, and influencer-for-good Aminatou Sow talks about confronting trolls, building a brand, and using her considerable clout for positive things. → Read More

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Can a Normal Guy (Me) Stop an NHL Slap Shot?

GQ staffer Clay Skipper took a couple pucks to the body—and some big falls on the ice—for our new video series “Above Average Joe.” → Read More

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How to Read 80ish Books a Year (And Actually Remember Them)

Shane Parrish of Farnam Street offers five tips on how to read, remember, use, and quit more books. → Read More

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Zac Efron's Platinum Blonde Hair Brings the Dye Job Mainstream

Bright-blonde hair: no longer reserved for the waviest among us. → Read More

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Cal Newport on Why We'll Look Back at Our Smartphones Like Cigarettes

A Q+A with computer scientist Cal Newport about his new book "Digital Minimalism," how Facebook is poised to fail, why workplaces may go email-free, and why the tech backlash is about to go mainstream. → Read More

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Why Failure Isn't Real, According to Chef Roy Choi

10 years after launching Kogi, Roy Choi talks his new restaurant Best Friend in Vegas, his "psychedelic" business plan, and what we get wrong about failure. → Read More