Having said that, there are a couple of suggestions that could help: Tiny chunk. Tell yourself you only have to do 5 minutes of work on it. That small amount of work is less intimidating. Just start. Once you get going, it’s much easier to keep going. So tell yourself Read more…
Someone stole $90 million from a company I was involved in. I’m a poor judge of people. The company collapsed. Some things I can’t learn. I tend to like people too much. So it’s hard for me to be a good judge of people, no matter how much I try. Read more…
If your idea of a plumber is an uneducated, unkempt, overweight man with generous butt crack showing, you need to think again. They may have a poor reputation in pop culture, but plumbers truly help keep our nation’s infrastructure running. Without them, we’d literally be swimming in crap. Beyond the Read more…
This. Is. Awesome. Many people work in dissatisfying jobs — and most people’s stories end there. “We remained bored and listless for the next 20 years, counting down the days until traditional retirement age.” Not Diane and Neal. Instead, they saved two years’ of expenses and moved to France. Wowza. Let’s Read more…
… It’s always important to train specifically for the race that you’re preparing for. This is why marathoners run long and 5k athletes train fast — they’re building the specific fitness they need to be successful for their race. Obstacle course races are unique because they combine running and strength Read more…
While people could focus on a task for 12 seconds back in 2000, that figure dropped to 8 seconds in 2013 — about one second less than a goldfish. Reportedly, a lot of that reduction stems from a combination of smartphones and an avalanche of content. Many younger people find Read more…
…. Skinny-fat guys only get “more skinny-fat” when following a low carb/ high fat diet. Don’t do that. Keep your carbs up and your fat intake moderate. Definitely never more than 30% of your total calories, max. No intermittent fasting right now. You don’t need any additional stress and you Read more…
I’m here to tell you that “old” and “older” aren’t bad words. Yesterday was the first birthday in a long time that I didn’t feel my own self-inflicted pressure to do anything about. I’m honestly happier and more at ease with myself. I’m not saying everything’s perfect and there are Read more…
The original Russian term, rabotosposobnost, literally translates into “work ability”. A better translation would be “potential productivity”. But someone creatively translated it into English as “work capacity”, which instantly changed its meaning. The word “capacity” implies the size of a tank, as in “alactic capacity” or “aerobic capacity”. The Russian Read more…
… 2. Meal skippers get fatter over time. When the skipped meal is breakfast, fat storage is accelerated. 3. The more we eat later in the day, or the later we eat in the day, the more likely it is that our meal will be converted to fat instead of Read more…