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It’s a tale of two pandemic responses. Some ate and drank the pain of isolation away. Others worked out like their life depended on it (and in some cases, it did). I ended up somewhere in the middle. The spring of 2020 started off strong, then I fell off last summer before rallying at the …
Are you the same person you were at 16? Or 23? How about at 35? Technically, no. Your cells are constantly regenerating and replacing themselves. By the time you hit 50, all the original neurons in your hippocampus (the brain’s memory center) will have been replaced with new neurons. And yet it’s your memories that …
The beginning of my career probably sounds like a dream come true to some. I was an attorney employed by powerful law firms, working on important cases and transactions. I flew on private jets with clients. Once, I flew alone on the firm’s jet just to file a brief at the Texas Supreme Court in …
We’re coming up on a year since COVID-19 began to turn our lives upside down. With the tragedy of 500,000 people departed so far in the United States alone, remaining healthy has been an undisputed blessing. Back in March of last year, I tackled the topic of protecting our immune systems. Everyone was rightfully concerned …
In the last decade of his life, Ludwig van Beethoven composed the greatest triumph of his remarkable body of musical work — the Ninth Symphony. That alone should be motivation to keep going. But what’s truly remarkable is that Beethoven was deaf. His hearing began to decline around age 30, and by 45 it was …
If you look at what people use Google to search for related to midlife, it’s almost always about crisis. People want to know what a midlife crisis looks like, and if it’s even a real thing. The term was coined by Canadian psychoanalyst Elliott Jaques in 1965. Jaques characterized the midlife crisis as psychological distress …
Health, wealth, and personal growth are three huge topical areas. But we cover them all here at Further, because they’re not independent categories that you should make trade-offs between. Your life is all one integrated whole, where each component enhances the others to equal something more than the sum of its parts. And there’s one …
Midlife is a transition period. And it can be both rough and transformative. For some, it’s a chance to turn the page on the past while becoming something more in line with who you realize you want to be. For others, it’s a rut that turns into a spiral of regret and bitterness. As you …
In the perennial best-seller The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, an old man who calls himself the “king of Salem” tells a story to the shepherd boy Santiago. It’s about a shopkeeper who sends his son to discover the secret of happiness from the wisest man in the world, who lives high atop a mountain. After …
I started working from home in 1998. Given that I had just quit my job as a young attorney in a big law firm, I didn’t really have a choice. But I learned how to make it work. I figured out how to survive without traditional employment, and that eventually shifted from “survive” to thrive. …
What does it mean to “open your sail” for personal growth? Well, good question. Further is ultimately about self-actualization. In simple terms, that means the process of living your best life. Self-actualization is not about achieving some exalted plateau — there’s no destination to reach. It’s about the desire to experience the most you can …
We’re calling it a year here at Further. And here’s to you taking time to finish 2020 on your terms, as well. Hopefully no surprises happen in the remaining days that add to the crazy we’ve already experienced this year. But I’m guessing none of us are willing to place bets on that. No matter …