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If you’ve seen articles circulating in the last week talking about the “10,000 steps a day” rule, you may be wondering what the latest health flip flop is all about. Here’s the deal in a nutshell. Basically, the “10,000 step” thing is just a made-up number. Fine … Further readers have known that since 2017. …
From the June 5, 2019 issue of Further How can passion be a bad thing? Once you realize that passion is something you find more than follow, you should be in a good (even great) place. If it’s what’s known as harmonious passion, it is great: This kind of passion, the harmonious kind, is associated …
The last time I wrote about the Japanese concept of ikigai, my family and I had just landed in Australia after a week in Tokyo. The Japan connection was a coincidence, as purpose and meaning are always on my mind when it comes to Further. In Japanese, iki means “to live” and gai means “reason” …
From the May 29, 2019 issue of Further Everywhere you turn there are books, articles, and podcasts about becoming happy. And that would lead one to believe that happiness is what we want (or there wouldn’t be so much chatter about it). But according to cognitive psychologist Daniel Kahneman, many of us are aiming higher …
At the intersection of “not enough time” and “too many interesting things” we have the occasional Further roundup issue. Check out the items below, and have a great week! Live Longer, Feel Younger Living longer doesn’t seem like such a great thing if we feel frail and old. Fortunately, people are working on that. This …
When I first started Further, it was all about refuting the idea that a life of leisure was the key to happiness. That instead, we experienced well-being by pushing ourselves to get better and learn new things. Later, I realized I was increasingly writing from the perspective of midlife. And that despite the doldrums of …
From the May 15, 2019 issue of Further It was mid-morning yesterday when I allowed myself to take a peek at Twitter, only to see that Gen X was trending. Almost instantaneously, the emails and texts from Further readers started to roll in. Apparently I’m the “Gen X guy” now. And damn pleased about it, …
It figures, right? The first truly media-savvy generation became defined by two relatively obscure works of fiction — Douglas Coupland’s 1991 novel Generation X, and Richard Linklater’s 1990 indie film Slacker. Both labels stuck like glue. We held on to Generation X as a point of pride, but the “slacker” thing became laughable. I’ve always …
From the May 8, 2019 issue of Further We live in a culture that has glorified busyness as a virtue. And yet, it’s no longer the status indicator is never should have been in the first place. Instead, we now know all too well that the negative impact of this mindset is real, and instances …
We talk a lot around here about finding a greater sense of meaning and purpose at midlife. So when I spotted a reprint of How to Find Your Purpose and Do What You Love by Maria Popova, I thought I might unearth a few gems for you. Naturally, the 2005 Stanford commencement address by Steve …
From the May 1, 2019 issue of Further Baby Boomers just can’t seem to quit … working, that is. It’s not that they can’t afford to retire — it’s just that they’re finding out it’s not all it’s cracked up to be: Welcome to the land of the un-retired — folks who thought they were …
After coming back from traveling with my family for six months, I dove right back into work full steam. In hindsight, I should have eased in a bit slower. Adding to my self-inflicted stress is the fact that I’m now involved in more cool stuff than I was anticipating. While it adds to the workload, …