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This may not be a news flash, but we live in a success-oriented culture. No, really. And while there are different forms of motivation that drive our need to succeed, we ultimately think we’ll be happier once we get that success, right? Except the happiness doesn’t seem to last. So off we go, looking for …
From the January 3, 2019 issue of Further It’s a new year, so you’re going to be bombarded with advice about how to finally achieve what you really want during this spin around the sun. A lot of that advice will invariably be focused at defeating the procrastination that keeps you from taking the action …
From the January 3, 2019 issue of Further When I began my current fitness quest a year ago, I started small with activities I enjoyed. That meant walking, then easy hiking, then harder hikes, then a bit of running. I chose those activities because I told myself I hated stationary gym equipment. Now that I’m …
Howdy … how’s 2019 treating you so far? To kick off the new year, it may seem strange to ask a downer question about retirement. Yay motivation! Yes, it’s true that our age group generally hasn’t set aside enough for retirement yet. There are valid reasons, though — like raising kids and caring for aging …
Retirement … it’s what we’ve all been working so hard for. Except maybe not. The retirement prospects for Generation X are not rosy at this point. Between raising kids and caring for aging parents, paying off debt, and recovering from the Great Recession, our retirement planning has taken a back seat: According to a 2018 …
Hard to believe we’re already here … the end of the year, and the last issue of Further for 2018. We’ll pick back up on Thursday, January 3, 2019 (just to make sure you’ve fully recovered). To close out this year, I’ve got some things for you to check out. First, I’ve been tinkering with …
From the December 19, 2018 issue of Further A few weeks back, I heard someone say that when people talk about focusing on process instead of results, it sounds idealistic. For me, this was a Princess Bride moment — I don’t think that word means what that person thinks it means. An idealist is someone …
From the December 19, 2018 issue of Further None of the pioneering social media platforms — Friendster, MySpace, and Digg — maintained their dominance. That’s because the very network effects that allowed them to grow rapidly ended up working against them when people decided to move on. It’s for this reason that I predicted years …
From the December 19, 2018 issue of Further The holiday season is in high gear. Perhaps you’ve already indulged more than you’d prefer, with the home stretch to New Year’s Eve still ahead. Is it possible to have a great time without hating yourself in January? Absolutely, just keep a few things top of mind: …
You know the old saying: You can’t teach an old dog new tricks. First of all, we’re nowhere near “old” yet. Secondly, yes you can. I’ll also add that we’re not dogs (in case that part wasn’t clear). We know now that adult brains contain stem cells, which allow us to generate new brain cells. …
From the December 12, 2018 issue of Further Blame silly books like The Secret. Or blame Oprah for promoting silly books like The Secret. Whichever way you go, the result remains the same — spending your time thinking positively about the things you’d like to happen in your life is a waste of time. Creating …
From the December 12, 2018 issue of Further The internet and technology in general allow more people than ever to work from anywhere, which opens up new opportunities for geographic arbitrage. What is that, exactly? Geographic arbitrage means taking advantage of the differences in prices between various locations. You earn money in a stronger economy …