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From the November 14, 2018 issue of Further When I decided to start running a while back, I took the Couch to 5K approach. Basically you spend about 20 minutes alternating between walking and short bouts of running. The idea is that you’ll increase the duration of the runs until you can go for about …
Last week we talked about why people our age may live quite a bit longer. If that didn’t exactly get you fired up, you may be in the middle-age slump. The worst part about it is you can’t really figure out what’s wrong. You might even be enjoying the greatest success of your life so …
If you’re currently in your 40s, the prospect of living a lot longer may not excite you. Not that you’re fond of the alternative; it’s just that for many middle-aged people, it can be a tough time. My fourth decade was by far my most successful. I made a lot of money, enjoyed recognition and …
Right now, hundreds of millions of dollars are being poured into longevity research and a variety of medical treatments to eliminate aging-related diseases, and is expected to become a $200 billion industry. Separately, billions are aimed at defeating cancer, and we seem on the verge of a solution. This flurry of effort and optimism has …
From the November 8, 2018 issue of Further What’s wrong with trying to be perfect? After all, a recent study shows that today’s college students report higher levels of perfectionism than college students did during the 1990s or early 2000s. We were, after all, slackers (or so the story goes). It’s not so much a …
From the November 8, 2018 issue of Further It’s not exactly a shocker that having a healthy amount of cash flow makes life much more enjoyable. When there’s enough space between what comes in and what goes out, you worry less about contingencies and coupon cutting. And while it’s nice not to think about cash …
From the November 8, 2018 issue of Further Leave it to Silicon Valley to reposition a massive industry that’s hit the wall in terms of growth to grab more of your cash. This time it’s the diet industry, which was worth $66 billion in 2017 even though the number of dieters is shrinking. Dieting has …
From the October 31, 2018 issue of Further Remember how we used to study in school? Read the materials, underline, highlight, reread … repeat. Research show that’s not only time consuming, it also doesn’t really result in solid learning. Even worse, you’re left thinking you know the material when you really don’t. Sure, you get …
From the October 31, 2018 issue of Further There are approximately 55 million freelancers in the United States — that’s 36% of the working population. By 2027, it’s projected that more people will be freelancing than traditionally employed. The economic motivation for going freelance seems sound, given that nearly 2 in 3 freelancers earn more …
From the October 31, 2018 issue of Further Falling asleep shouldn’t be that hard. And yet, it’s been a struggle for me my entire adult life. Seems I’m not alone: The American Sleep Association (ASA) says that 50 million to 70 million U.S. adults have a sleep disorder. Among that group, insomnia is the most …
Starting a business is the American Dream — two-thirds (66%) of U.S. citizens hope to open a small business according to the Inside Small Business Survey. And given that the average age of a successful startup founder is 45, that likely means many of my fellow Gen Xers are looking to make the dream a …
From the October 24, 2018 issue of Further You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I’m not hungry enough to eat six. ~ Yogi Berra The most infuriating part of trying to eat well is the flip-flopping on what that means. Eggs are bad; no they’re good. Low-fat; sorry, we meant low-carb. Plant-based, …