Reading Time: 3 minutes When you want a cup of great coffee, you’re likely to go to the coffee shop. After all, it’s easier to let others make a good one for you (and maybe even add a design on top) than to do it yourself. It’s also convenient and leaves you with nothing to clean up. Even if …
Stop Wearing Sneakers without Your Socks Because You Are Harming Your Feet More Than You Think
Reading Time: 4 minutes There can be something oddly satisfying about wearing sneakers without socks. Your feet feel light, and there’s no bulky sock between you and your shoe. Perhaps you know deep-down that it’s not good for you, and maybe that’s part of the appeal of skipping out on socks. You might be fine at first, but this …
The Lost Art of Emailing: How Emailing Can Make Us More Productive and Efficient Again
Reading Time: 4 minutes Are you one of those people who see email as an annoyance and not a productivity tool? Do you see email as a barrier to getting things done? Then you are certainly not alone. Millions of people have grown to hate email because it piles up in a never-ending stream of messages, beeps, and alerts. …
Use “Zombies, Run!” and Your Running Experience Will Never Be Bored Again
Reading Time: 3 minutes Let’s face it, running on the street can be a dull experience. We usually end up following a fixed route, and it doesn’t take long to lose our sense of purpose or desire to push ourselves. I know what you’re thinking. You like to listen to upbeat music while you run, as this keeps your …
Use This Tool And Your Mailbox Will Never Be Like A Trash Can Again
Reading Time: 3 minutes When you search the internet these days, it seems like you’re almost always prompted to enter your email address. Having a launch page that collects email addresses is one way that companies drive traffic and increase sales.[1] The deal is almost always the same, they offer you a useful download or exclusive content in exchange …
Dismissing Sadness Will End up Making You Sadder
Reading Time: 3 minutes No one wants to be unhappy. We can mostly accept this as an universal truth. We often actively seek to avoid unhappiness even though it does come for all of us: breakups, school failings, disappointments in personal relationships, frustrations at work. In the last 5-10 years especially, there’s been an increasing amount of discussion about …
The Break-Up Guide: We Promise To Get You Through This Stage By Stage
Reading Time: 3 minutes I’ve been through some rough breakups, and one in particular left me reeling, the pain overtaking me. I remember driving in the California sun, a brilliant day in the middle of spring, and I couldn’t see the blue sky. To me, everything looked gray. I could barely coax myself out of bed in the morning, …
How To Know A Person’s True Personality When We Are So Good At Disguise Nowadays
Reading Time: 8 minutes Wouldn’t it be great if we could always tell whether someone is who they say they are or if they’re just faking it? Usually our instincts help us differentiate between authentic and untrustworthy people, but sometimes we misjudge. First impressions are critical, but they are only a brief snapshot of a person’s character.[1] We are …
The Types of Jobs That Won’t Be Taken Over By Artificial Intelligence
Reading Time: 4 minutes Your resume will probably look pretty quaint in five years. It’s not your fault. It’s just that your job and the responsibilities you hold now and have held in the past are rapidly becoming obsolete. Blame the machines. Artificial intelligence, or AI, in the form of software systems and computer-driven robotics is already taking on …
Self Awareness Is Underrated: Why the Conscious Mind Leads to Happiness
Reading Time: 5 minutes Whether your life is motoring along beautifully or you feel like you’re hitting one pothole after another with constant grief and hardship, there are things you can do to have a better life. One of the things I think we’re seeing more and more are moving away from a desire for material riches, and a …