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The emphasis on wellness in our culture has grown from a wave into a tsunami over the last five years or so. And while most of the reporting focuses on Boomers and Millennials (as always), Gen X is not only aging well, we’re changing what aging looks like. Exhibit A: Jennifer Lopez, age 50, at …
Hey there! I received a lot of good feedback from last week’s issue about planning now to work on your own terms in the future. Some of you are definitely on it, while others are wondering how to start. So, this week we’ll follow up with several resources that can help get going. Many of …
Fast Company is closing out the first month of 2020 by taking a look at the future of work. Specifically, they’re looking ahead 20 years, to 2040. Why 2040 specifically? Twenty years from now, Gen Z and millennials will be fully incorporated into the workplace, while Gen X will be stepping back. That last point …
If one thing has become undeniably clear in the last couple of years, it’s all about the habits. Your personal growth — or lack thereof — depends on them. The 1.5 million people who’ve bought Atomic Habits by James Clear know this. The real question is, how are you doing on implementation? As someone who …
Sleep. We used to willfully not get enough of it, and now we’re obsessed with getting more (and probably still not getting enough). While obsessing doesn’t help, getting enough sleep is key to health, well-being, longevity, and maintaining our cognitive abilities as we age. So no one is arguing that it’s not important. But why …
Well, hello 2020! Let’s kick off the year by exploring something important. And that would be the health of your brain. When you’re in your 40s or 50s, the accepted notion is that we’re on the way to losing a step in the mental department. Sure … you can’t find your car keys, and why …
Can you believe it? This is the last issue of Further for the year, and the decade (not technically, but whatever). As with the approach of any new year, people will have resolutions. And the vast majority of those resolutions will crash and burn before the end of January. Part of the reason for that …
People plan and sacrifice for years in order to retire in their 60s. And yet, more and more people are less than thrilled when they get there. Research conducted by the Employee Benefit Research Association indicates that retirement satisfaction is decreasing: The cross-sectional results in this study show that the share of respondents reporting “very …
On my recent trip to Bhutan, I did a lot of hiking. And if you know anything at all about Bhutan, it’s likely the image of Tiger’s Nest, the Buddhist temple built way up into the side of a mountain. It’s billed as a three-hour hike up, although we made it in a little over …
From the November 27, 2019 issue of Further We know lifting weights is good for you, both physically and mentally. It help us to maintain muscle mass and strength as we get older, plus maintains our mobility and cardiovascular health. On the mental side, lifting heavy things can help with depression and anxiety, and sharpen …
Well, I traveled for 18 sleepless hours to get home from Bhutan to Boulder. And I was greeted immediately by two feet of snow and a nasty cold. But I can’t complain. It was an amazing trip, and I’ll reflect on it a bit once we get past this first wave of the holiday season. …
As you read this, I’m likely roaming around the Himalayas in Bhutan. But I’m writing this in Bangkok, sitting next to the pool. It’s 91 degrees! I’ve collected a fair amount of good content over the last week or so, and a clear theme showed up — namely, aging. As in, do we have to …