oh also shower every other day, use deoderant without shit additives every day, change socks & underwear every day, make your bed instead of letting your mom do it (especially when your room smells like teen spirit), open a window to air out your room everytime before you invite somene over, learn to use a washing machine, learn to floss your teeth, use conditioner after you've rinsed your schampoo, learn how to clean the toilet after you & how to wipe yourself in the front (shaking isn't enough among adults AND shaking excessively can easily damage your tube), trim your nosehair... i could go on with life lessons i've gathered that came to mind after reading your post. little details of adult life that are learnt in silence and not really spoken about in media outlets- but that got taught to me by older people and partners having an embarassing conversation about growing up. sucks to learn the hard way, worse to never learn these at all. domestic things regarding hygiene is rarely spoken about, but it's so friccin interesting to learn about "how to do it right". especially as a young adult who've never been taught to properly take care of yourself. like shaving with a barber's knife, sewing back buttons and patching holes in clothes.

it may be more big and suspenseful times to live in but these boring hygiene habits apply to adults now since the beginning of the parliamentary society in the 1900s. hygiene is less prevalent in immature adults and more prevalent in mature adults. ik it sucks to do, i have diagnoses of all kinds, but it's a sign of being a responsible adult to keep hygiene habits.

those cis-men who joke about men being beasts and cavemen aren't more masculine, just derogatory towards other men's potential. the manliest man isn't scared or toothfloss and doing dishes. weaker cowards make up excuses to not take responsibility for their hygiene.